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14.7% lower in Dakota Dunes, South Dakota
than in Le Mars, Iowa

Insurance cost

	Le Mars, IA	Dakota Dunes, SD	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	148.2	107.5	100	27.5%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Le Mars, IA	Dakota Dunes, SD	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	94.5	96.6	100	2.2%
Heart Failure	81.7	99.2	100	21.4%
Hip Knee Replacement	87.2	86.6	100	0.7%
Pneumonia	85.6	100.2	100	17.1%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Le Mars, IA	Dakota Dunes, SD	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$21,802	$22,287	$23,281	2.2%
Heart Failure Hospital	$13,133	$15,936	$16,237	21.3%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$19,309	$19,170	$22,499	0.7%
Pneumonia Hospital	$14,387	$16,845	$17,007	17.1%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Le Mars, IA	Dakota Dunes, 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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