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4.7% higher in Fort Smith, Arkansas
than in Carlsbad, New Mexico

Insurance cost

	Carlsbad, NM	Fort Smith, AR	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	74.3	72.7	100	2.2%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Carlsbad, NM	Fort Smith, AR	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	103.9	102.3	100	1.5%
Heart Failure	89.9	103.4	100	15.0%
Hip Knee Replacement	90.8	109.4	100	20.5%
Pneumonia	89.6	100.2	100	11.8%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Carlsbad, NM	Fort Smith, AR	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,981	$23,603	$23,281	1.6%
Heart Failure Hospital	$14,445	$16,613	$16,237	15.0%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$20,111	$24,227	$22,499	20.5%
Pneumonia Hospital	$15,063	$16,851	$17,007	11.9%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Carlsbad, NM	Fort Smith, AR	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-12.4%	-3.1%	3.1%	75.0%
2015-2016	7.1%	4.6%	12.5%	35.2%
2016-2017	28.8%	-5.7%	57.9%	119.8%
2017-2018	51.6%	29.5%	19.0%	42.8%
2018-2019	-11.8%	3.8%	-2.2%	132.2%
Since 2014	61.5%	28.6%	113.3%	53.5%

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