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14.9% higher in Rapid City, South Dakota
than in Charlotte, North Carolina

Insurance cost

	Charlotte, NC	Rapid City, SD	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	102.9	128.2	100	24.6%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Charlotte, NC	Rapid City, SD	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	95.1	102.6	100	7.9%
Heart Failure	97.1	100.3	100	3.3%
Hip Knee Replacement	96	101.6	100	5.8%
Pneumonia	102.9	100.4	100	2.4%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Charlotte, NC	Rapid City, SD	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$21,943	$23,670	$23,281	7.9%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,602	$16,115	$16,237	3.3%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$21,251	$22,498	$22,499	5.9%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,311	$16,888	$17,007	2.4%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Charlotte, NC	Rapid City, SD	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	6.0%	-7.7%	3.1%	228.3%
2015-2016	23.1%	24.6%	12.5%	6.5%
2016-2017	39.6%	38.6%	57.9%	2.5%
2017-2018	15.5%	14.3%	19.0%	7.7%
2018-2019	-1.4%	6.9%	-2.2%	592.9%
Since 2014	107.4%	94.8%	113.3%	11.7%

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