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9.3% lower in Dakota Dunes, South Dakota
than in Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Insurance cost

	Lancaster, PA	Dakota Dunes, SD	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	116.3	107.5	100	7.6%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Lancaster, PA	Dakota Dunes, SD	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	111.9	96.6	100	13.7%
Heart Failure	108	99.2	100	8.1%
Hip Knee Replacement	102.5	86.6	100	15.5%
Pneumonia	99.6	100.2	100	0.6%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Lancaster, PA	Dakota Dunes, SD	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$25,813	$22,287	$23,281	13.7%
Heart Failure Hospital	$17,352	$15,936	$16,237	8.2%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$22,688	$19,170	$22,499	15.5%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,754	$16,845	$17,007	0.5%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Lancaster, PA	Dakota Dunes, SD	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-1.7%	-7.7%	3.1%	352.9%
2015-2016	10.6%	24.6%	12.5%	132.1%
2016-2017	52.3%	38.6%	57.9%	26.2%
2017-2018	45.2%	14.3%	19.0%	68.4%
2018-2019	-15.8%	6.9%	-2.2%	143.7%
Since 2014	102.5%	94.8%	113.3%	7.5%

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