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15.4% lower in Fort Walton Beach, Florida
than in Rapid City, South Dakota

Insurance cost

	Rapid City, SD	Fort Walton Beach, FL	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	128.2	94.4	100	26.4%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Rapid City, SD	Fort Walton Beach, FL	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	102.6	99.3	100	3.2%
Heart Failure	100.3	100.1	100	0.2%
Hip Knee Replacement	101.6	103.2	100	1.6%
Pneumonia	100.4	95.4	100	5.0%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Rapid City, SD	Fort Walton Beach, FL	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,670	$22,909	$23,281	3.2%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,115	$16,077	$16,237	0.2%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$22,498	$22,852	$22,499	1.6%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,888	$16,046	$17,007	5.0%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Rapid City, SD	Fort Walton Beach, FL	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-7.7%	6.0%	3.1%	177.9%
2015-2016	24.6%	1.8%	12.5%	92.7%
2016-2017	38.6%	15.3%	57.9%	60.4%
2017-2018	14.3%	40.8%	19.0%	185.3%
2018-2019	6.9%	2.4%	-2.2%	65.2%
Since 2014	94.8%	79.3%	113.3%	16.4%

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