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Health
22.2% higher in Sterling, Kansas
than in Richmond, Rhode Island

Insurance cost

	Richmond, RI	Sterling, KS	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	64.5	101.5	100	57.4%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Richmond, RI	Sterling, KS	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	107.2	102.6	100	4.3%
Heart Failure	102.9	101.9	100	1.0%
Hip Knee Replacement	96.2	97.2	100	1.0%
Pneumonia	99.3	106.4	100	7.2%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Richmond, RI	Sterling, KS	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$24,725	$23,685	$23,281	4.2%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,541	$16,366	$16,237	1.1%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$21,303	$21,510	$22,499	1.0%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,700	$17,899	$17,007	7.2%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Richmond, RI	Sterling, KS	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-10.2%	-4.6%	3.1%	54.9%
2015-2016	0.0%	15.8%	12.5%	∞%
2016-2017	-0.8%	42.4%	57.9%	5,400.0%
2017-2018	19.2%	37.8%	19.0%	96.9%
2018-2019	8.0%	6.6%	-2.2%	17.5%
Since 2014	14.7%	131.0%	113.3%	791.2%

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