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15.2% higher in Rapid City, South Dakota
than in Gardiner, Montana

Insurance cost

	Gardiner, MT	Rapid City, SD	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	110.2	128.2	100	16.3%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Gardiner, MT	Rapid City, SD	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	96.6	102.6	100	6.2%
Heart Failure	87.1	100.3	100	15.2%
Hip Knee Replacement	89.5	101.6	100	13.5%
Pneumonia	75.5	100.4	100	33.0%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Gardiner, MT	Rapid City, SD	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,291	$23,670	$23,281	6.2%
Heart Failure Hospital	$14,002	$16,115	$16,237	15.1%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$19,821	$22,498	$22,499	13.5%
Pneumonia Hospital	$12,690	$16,888	$17,007	33.1%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Gardiner, MT	Rapid City, SD	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-5.5%	-7.7%	3.1%	40.0%
2015-2016	34.7%	24.6%	12.5%	29.1%
2016-2017	44.4%	38.6%	57.9%	13.1%
2017-2018	12.9%	14.3%	19.0%	10.9%
2018-2019	6.9%	6.9%	-2.2%	0.0%
Since 2014	121.7%	94.8%	113.3%	22.1%

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