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Fort Smith, Arkansas vs. Santa Cruz, California

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Health
  11.4% higher in Santa Cruz, California
than in Fort Smith, Arkansas
   Insurance cost
Fort Smith, ARSanta Cruz, CAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium72.799.8100  37.3%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Fort Smith, ARSanta Cruz, CAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack102.3101.9100  0.4%
Heart Failure103.497.1100  6.1%
Hip Knee Replacement109.491.9100  16.0%
Pneumonia100.2101.1100  0.9%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Fort Smith, ARSanta Cruz, CAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$23,603$23,516$23,281  0.4%
Heart Failure Hospital$16,613$15,604$16,237  6.1%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$24,227$20,354$22,499  16.0%
Pneumonia Hospital$16,851$16,994$17,007  0.8%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Fort Smith, ARSanta Cruz, CAU.S. AvgDifference
2014-2015-3.1%4.0%3.1%  229.0%
2015-20164.6%0.0%12.5%  100.0%
2016-2017-5.7%9.3%57.9%  263.2%
2017-201829.5%26.1%19.0%  11.5%
2018-20193.8%1.2%-2.2%  68.4%
Since 201428.6%45.0%113.3%  57.3%
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