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Des Moines, Iowa vs. Fort Smith, Arkansas

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Health
  22.8% lower in Fort Smith, Arkansas
than in Des Moines, Iowa
   Insurance cost
Des Moines, IAFort Smith, ARU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium13772.7100  46.9%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Des Moines, IAFort Smith, ARU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack94.1102.3100  8.7%
Heart Failure95.8103.4100  7.9%
Hip Knee Replacement88.5109.4100  23.6%
Pneumonia94.7100.2100  5.8%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Des Moines, IAFort Smith, ARU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$21,724$23,603$23,281  8.6%
Heart Failure Hospital$15,395$16,613$16,237  7.9%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$19,585$24,227$22,499  23.7%
Pneumonia Hospital$15,918$16,851$17,007  5.9%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Des Moines, IAFort Smith, ARU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20154.7%-3.1%3.1%  166.0%
2015-201613.2%4.6%12.5%  65.2%
2016-201726.3%-5.7%57.9%  121.7%
2017-201888.1%29.5%19.0%  66.5%
2018-20196.9%3.8%-2.2%  44.9%
Since 2014201.2%28.6%113.3%  85.8%
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