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9.6% lower in Fort Smith, Arkansas
than in Brookings, South Dakota

Insurance cost

	Brookings, SD	Fort Smith, AR	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	108.1	72.7	100	32.7%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Brookings, SD	Fort Smith, AR	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	98.7	102.3	100	3.6%
Heart Failure	80	103.4	100	29.3%
Hip Knee Replacement	86.7	109.4	100	26.2%
Pneumonia	77.1	100.2	100	30.0%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Brookings, SD	Fort Smith, AR	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,772	$23,603	$23,281	3.6%
Heart Failure Hospital	$12,852	$16,613	$16,237	29.3%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$19,203	$24,227	$22,499	26.2%
Pneumonia Hospital	$12,968	$16,851	$17,007	29.9%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Brookings, SD	Fort Smith, AR	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-7.7%	-3.1%	3.1%	59.7%
2015-2016	24.6%	4.6%	12.5%	81.3%
2016-2017	38.6%	-5.7%	57.9%	114.8%
2017-2018	14.3%	29.5%	19.0%	106.3%
2018-2019	6.9%	3.8%	-2.2%	44.9%
Since 2014	94.8%	28.6%	113.3%	69.8%

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