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Palm Desert, California vs. Rapid City, South Dakota

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Health
  30.9% higher in Rapid City, South Dakota
than in Palm Desert, California
   Insurance cost
Palm Desert, CARapid City, SDU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium72.2128.2100  77.6%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Palm Desert, CARapid City, SDU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack104.2102.6100  1.5%
Heart Failure105.2100.3100  4.7%
Hip Knee Replacement98.5101.6100  3.1%
Pneumonia109.5100.4100  8.3%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Palm Desert, CARapid City, SDU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$24,035$23,670$23,281  1.5%
Heart Failure Hospital$16,911$16,115$16,237  4.7%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$21,804$22,498$22,499  3.2%
Pneumonia Hospital$18,410$16,888$17,007  8.3%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Palm Desert, CARapid City, SDU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20154.0%-7.7%3.1%  292.5%
2015-20160.0%24.6%12.5%  ∞%
2016-20179.3%38.6%57.9%  315.1%
2017-201826.1%14.3%19.0%  45.2%
2018-20191.2%6.9%-2.2%  475.0%
Since 201445.0%94.8%113.3%  110.7%
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