'Getting sicker and dying younger:' The cost of high health prices

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'Getting sicker and dying younger:' The cost of high health prices

The high cost of obtaining health care in South Dakota – ranked second most expensive in the nation – is prompting some residents to forgo necessary medical care over worries they cannot afford it, according to a recent national data analysis.South Dakota is followed only by North Carolina in a new national ranking of health care expenses based on the cost of medical care and insurance. At nearly $12,500 per year, the state has the highest per-c…