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23.7% higher in Watertown, South Dakota
than in Lowell, Michigan

Insurance cost

	Lowell, MI	Watertown, SD	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	72	108.1	100	50.1%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Lowell, MI	Watertown, SD	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	94.6	101.1	100	6.9%
Heart Failure	99	93.6	100	5.5%
Hip Knee Replacement	90.4	102	100	12.8%
Pneumonia	99.8	89.7	100	10.1%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Lowell, MI	Watertown, SD	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$21,840	$23,334	$23,281	6.8%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,913	$15,036	$16,237	5.5%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$20,015	$22,573	$22,499	12.8%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,784	$15,081	$17,007	10.1%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Lowell, MI	Watertown, SD	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	0.4%	-7.7%	3.1%	2,025.0%
2015-2016	2.0%	24.6%	12.5%	1,130.0%
2016-2017	6.9%	38.6%	57.9%	459.4%
2017-2018	37.1%	14.3%	19.0%	61.5%
2018-2019	0.5%	6.9%	-2.2%	1,280.0%
Since 2014	50.8%	94.8%	113.3%	86.6%

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