Galveston, Texas vs. Fort Smith, Arkansas

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Health
  12.3% lower in Fort Smith, Arkansas
than in Galveston, Texas
   Insurance cost
Galveston, TXFort Smith, ARU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium94.272.7100  22.8%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Galveston, TXFort Smith, ARU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack105.9102.3100  3.4%
Heart Failure109.4103.4100  5.5%
Hip Knee Replacement105.6109.4100  3.6%
Pneumonia114.4100.2100  12.4%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Galveston, TXFort Smith, ARU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$24,444$23,603$23,281  3.4%
Heart Failure Hospital$17,580$16,613$16,237  5.5%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$23,385$24,227$22,499  3.6%
Pneumonia Hospital$19,245$16,851$17,007  12.4%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Galveston, TXFort Smith, ARU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20153.2%-3.1%3.1%  196.9%
2015-20165.1%4.6%12.5%  9.8%
2016-201719.0%-5.7%57.9%  130.0%
2017-201835.6%29.5%19.0%  17.1%
2018-20192.3%3.8%-2.2%  65.2%
Since 201479.0%28.6%113.3%  63.8%
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