Wichita Falls, Texas vs. Fort Smith, Arkansas

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Health
  24.1% lower in Fort Smith, Arkansas
than in Wichita Falls, Texas
   Insurance cost
Wichita Falls, TXFort Smith, ARU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium127.372.7100  42.9%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Wichita Falls, TXFort Smith, ARU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack96.4102.3100  6.1%
Heart Failure109.9103.4100  5.9%
Hip Knee Replacement113.6109.4100  3.7%
Pneumonia108.3100.2100  7.5%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Wichita Falls, TXFort Smith, ARU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$22,255$23,603$23,281  6.1%
Heart Failure Hospital$17,659$16,613$16,237  5.9%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$25,143$24,227$22,499  3.6%
Pneumonia Hospital$18,215$16,851$17,007  7.5%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Wichita Falls, TXFort Smith, ARU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20153.2%-3.1%3.1%  196.9%
2015-20165.1%4.6%12.5%  9.8%
2016-201719.0%-5.7%57.9%  130.0%
2017-201835.6%29.5%19.0%  17.1%
2018-20192.3%3.8%-2.2%  65.2%
Since 201479.0%28.6%113.3%  63.8%
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