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21.6% higher in Dakota Dunes, South Dakota
than in Traverse City, Michigan

Insurance cost

	Traverse City, MI	Dakota Dunes, SD	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	78.5	107.5	100	36.9%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Traverse City, MI	Dakota Dunes, SD	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	89.4	96.6	100	8.1%
Heart Failure	95.3	99.2	100	4.1%
Hip Knee Replacement	76.8	86.6	100	12.8%
Pneumonia	97.8	100.2	100	2.5%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Traverse City, MI	Dakota Dunes, SD	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$20,626	$22,287	$23,281	8.1%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,311	$15,936	$16,237	4.1%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$17,004	$19,170	$22,499	12.7%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,442	$16,845	$17,007	2.5%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Traverse City, MI	Dakota Dunes, SD	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	0.4%	-7.7%	3.1%	2,025.0%
2015-2016	2.0%	24.6%	12.5%	1,130.0%
2016-2017	6.9%	38.6%	57.9%	459.4%
2017-2018	37.1%	14.3%	19.0%	61.5%
2018-2019	0.5%	6.9%	-2.2%	1,280.0%
Since 2014	50.8%	94.8%	113.3%	86.6%

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