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4.9% lower in Brookings, South Dakota
than in Topeka, Kansas

Insurance cost

	Topeka, KS	Brookings, SD	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	104.2	108.1	100	3.7%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Topeka, KS	Brookings, SD	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	106.8	98.7	100	7.6%
Heart Failure	108	80	100	25.9%
Hip Knee Replacement	90.6	86.7	100	4.3%
Pneumonia	108.2	77.1	100	28.7%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Topeka, KS	Brookings, SD	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$24,653	$22,772	$23,281	7.6%
Heart Failure Hospital	$17,357	$12,852	$16,237	26.0%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$20,066	$19,203	$22,499	4.3%
Pneumonia Hospital	$18,197	$12,968	$17,007	28.7%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Topeka, KS	Brookings, SD	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-4.6%	-7.7%	3.1%	67.4%
2015-2016	15.8%	24.6%	12.5%	55.7%
2016-2017	42.4%	38.6%	57.9%	9.0%
2017-2018	37.8%	14.3%	19.0%	62.2%
2018-2019	6.6%	6.9%	-2.2%	4.5%
Since 2014	131.0%	94.8%	113.3%	27.6%

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