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8.5% lower in Fort Smith, Arkansas
than in Bluffton, South Carolina

Insurance cost

	Bluffton, SC	Fort Smith, AR	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	103.1	72.7	100	29.5%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Bluffton, SC	Fort Smith, AR	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	89.5	102.3	100	14.3%
Heart Failure	82	103.4	100	26.1%
Hip Knee Replacement	94.4	109.4	100	15.9%
Pneumonia	92.8	100.2	100	8.0%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Bluffton, SC	Fort Smith, AR	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$20,655	$23,603	$23,281	14.3%
Heart Failure Hospital	$13,179	$16,613	$16,237	26.1%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$20,900	$24,227	$22,499	15.9%
Pneumonia Hospital	$15,599	$16,851	$17,007	8.0%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Bluffton, SC	Fort Smith, AR	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	0.0%	-3.1%	3.1%	∞%
2015-2016	11.1%	4.6%	12.5%	58.6%
2016-2017	28.2%	-5.7%	57.9%	120.2%
2017-2018	34.7%	29.5%	19.0%	15.0%
2018-2019	6.2%	3.8%	-2.2%	38.7%
Since 2014	103.7%	28.6%	113.3%	72.4%

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