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Health
0.5% lower in Rapid City, South Dakota
than in Iowa City, Iowa

Insurance cost

	Iowa City, IA	Rapid City, SD	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	140.7	128.2	100	8.9%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Iowa City, IA	Rapid City, SD	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	89.7	102.6	100	14.4%
Heart Failure	97.9	100.3	100	2.5%
Hip Knee Replacement	82.9	101.6	100	22.6%
Pneumonia	98.9	100.4	100	1.5%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Iowa City, IA	Rapid City, SD	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$20,690	$23,670	$23,281	14.4%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,735	$16,115	$16,237	2.4%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$18,358	$22,498	$22,499	22.6%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,623	$16,888	$17,007	1.6%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Iowa City, 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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