Fort Smith, Arkansas vs. New Orleans, Louisiana

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Health
  3.8% lower in New Orleans, Louisiana
than in Fort Smith, Arkansas
   Insurance cost
Fort Smith, ARNew Orleans, LAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium72.773.7100  1.4%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Fort Smith, ARNew Orleans, LAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack102.394.6100  7.5%
Heart Failure103.493.6100  9.5%
Hip Knee Replacement109.494.2100  13.9%
Pneumonia100.2108.6100  8.4%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Fort Smith, ARNew Orleans, LAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$23,603$21,825$23,281  7.5%
Heart Failure Hospital$16,613$15,044$16,237  9.4%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$24,227$20,861$22,499  13.9%
Pneumonia Hospital$16,851$18,259$17,007  8.4%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Fort Smith, ARNew Orleans, LAU.S. AvgDifference
2014-2015-3.1%5.5%3.1%  277.4%
2015-20164.6%8.6%12.5%  87.0%
2016-2017-5.7%17.0%57.9%  398.2%
2017-201829.5%14.8%19.0%  49.8%
2018-20193.8%-4.2%-2.2%  210.5%
Since 201428.6%47.4%113.3%  65.7%
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