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Health
50.9% higher in Ottumwa, Iowa
than in Forrest City, Arkansas

Insurance cost

	Forrest City, AR	Ottumwa, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	72.7	154.5	100	112.5%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Forrest City, AR	Ottumwa, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	100.8	106.9	100	6.1%
Heart Failure	90.2	106.6	100	18.2%
Hip Knee Replacement	101.1	95.1	100	5.9%
Pneumonia	94.8	108.8	100	14.8%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Forrest City, AR	Ottumwa, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,256	$24,670	$23,281	6.1%
Heart Failure Hospital	$14,499	$17,135	$16,237	18.2%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$22,372	$21,065	$22,499	5.8%
Pneumonia Hospital	$15,943	$18,290	$17,007	14.7%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Forrest City, AR	Ottumwa, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-3.1%	4.7%	3.1%	251.6%
2015-2016	4.6%	13.2%	12.5%	187.0%
2016-2017	-5.7%	26.3%	57.9%	561.4%
2017-2018	29.5%	88.1%	19.0%	198.6%
2018-2019	3.8%	6.9%	-2.2%	81.6%
Since 2014	28.6%	201.2%	113.3%	603.5%

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