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11.7% lower in Rapid City, South Dakota
than in Fairfield, Iowa

Insurance cost

	Fairfield, IA	Rapid City, SD	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	154.5	128.2	100	17.0%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Fairfield, IA	Rapid City, SD	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	95	102.6	100	8.0%
Heart Failure	107.2	100.3	100	6.4%
Hip Knee Replacement	111.8	101.6	100	9.1%
Pneumonia	113.5	100.4	100	11.5%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Fairfield, IA	Rapid City, SD	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$21,927	$23,670	$23,281	7.9%
Heart Failure Hospital	$17,218	$16,115	$16,237	6.4%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$24,758	$22,498	$22,499	9.1%
Pneumonia Hospital	$19,094	$16,888	$17,007	11.6%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Fairfield, IA	Rapid City, SD	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	4.7%	-7.7%	3.1%	263.8%
2015-2016	13.2%	24.6%	12.5%	86.4%
2016-2017	26.3%	38.6%	57.9%	46.8%
2017-2018	88.1%	14.3%	19.0%	83.8%
2018-2019	6.9%	6.9%	-2.2%	0.0%
Since 2014	201.2%	94.8%	113.3%	52.9%

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