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8.5% lower in Albuquerque, New Mexico
than in Fort Smith, Arkansas

Insurance cost

	Fort Smith, AR	Albuquerque, NM	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	72.7	65.3	100	10.2%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Fort Smith, AR	Albuquerque, NM	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	102.3	95	100	7.1%
Heart Failure	103.4	98.2	100	5.0%
Hip Knee Replacement	109.4	98.2	100	10.2%
Pneumonia	100.2	96.5	100	3.7%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Fort Smith, AR	Albuquerque, NM	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,603	$21,918	$23,281	7.1%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,613	$15,786	$16,237	5.0%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$24,227	$21,746	$22,499	10.2%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,851	$16,223	$17,007	3.7%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Fort Smith, AR	Albuquerque, NM	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-3.1%	-12.4%	3.1%	300.0%
2015-2016	4.6%	7.1%	12.5%	54.3%
2016-2017	-5.7%	28.8%	57.9%	605.3%
2017-2018	29.5%	51.6%	19.0%	74.9%
2018-2019	3.8%	-11.8%	-2.2%	410.5%
Since 2014	28.6%	61.5%	113.3%	115.0%

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