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0.3% lower in Brookings, South Dakota
than in Chester, Virginia

Insurance cost

	Chester, VA	Brookings, SD	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	95.8	108.1	100	12.8%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Chester, VA	Brookings, SD	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	96.8	98.7	100	2.0%
Heart Failure	107.4	80	100	25.5%
Hip Knee Replacement	99	86.7	100	12.4%
Pneumonia	105.3	77.1	100	26.8%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Chester, VA	Brookings, SD	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,340	$22,772	$23,281	1.9%
Heart Failure Hospital	$17,264	$12,852	$16,237	25.6%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$21,915	$19,203	$22,499	12.4%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,710	$12,968	$17,007	26.8%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Chester, VA	Brookings, SD	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	3.3%	-7.7%	3.1%	333.3%
2015-2016	3.9%	24.6%	12.5%	530.8%
2016-2017	10.3%	38.6%	57.9%	274.8%
2017-2018	66.1%	14.3%	19.0%	78.4%
2018-2019	3.7%	6.9%	-2.2%	86.5%
Since 2014	104.0%	94.8%	113.3%	8.8%

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