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Kansas City, Kansas vs. Fort Smith, Arkansas

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  17.9% lower in Fort Smith, Arkansas
than in Kansas City, Kansas
   Insurance cost
Kansas City, KSFort Smith, ARU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium112.172.7100  35.1%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Kansas City, KSFort Smith, ARU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack101.5102.3100  0.8%
Heart Failure105.3103.4100  1.8%
Hip Knee Replacement98.7109.4100  10.8%
Pneumonia116.7100.2100  14.1%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Kansas City, KSFort Smith, ARU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$23,422$23,603$23,281  0.8%
Heart Failure Hospital$16,926$16,613$16,237  1.8%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$21,843$24,227$22,499  10.9%
Pneumonia Hospital$19,617$16,851$17,007  14.1%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Kansas City, KSFort Smith, ARU.S. AvgDifference
2014-2015-4.6%-3.1%3.1%  32.6%
2015-201615.8%4.6%12.5%  70.9%
2016-201742.4%-5.7%57.9%  113.4%
2017-201837.8%29.5%19.0%  22.0%
2018-20196.6%3.8%-2.2%  42.4%
Since 2014131.0%28.6%113.3%  78.2%
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