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7.5% lower in Brookings, South Dakota
than in Reading, Pennsylvania

Insurance cost

	Reading, PA	Brookings, SD	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	114.6	108.1	100	5.7%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Reading, PA	Brookings, SD	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	95	98.7	100	3.9%
Heart Failure	101.1	80	100	20.9%
Hip Knee Replacement	96.5	86.7	100	10.2%
Pneumonia	100.4	77.1	100	23.2%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Reading, PA	Brookings, SD	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$21,911	$22,772	$23,281	3.9%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,247	$12,852	$16,237	20.9%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$21,368	$19,203	$22,499	10.1%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,879	$12,968	$17,007	23.2%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Reading, PA	Brookings, 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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