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6.6% higher in Fort Smith, Arkansas
than in Kent, Ohio

Insurance cost

	Kent, OH	Fort Smith, AR	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	64.9	72.7	100	12.0%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Kent, OH	Fort Smith, AR	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	104.3	102.3	100	1.9%
Heart Failure	97.4	103.4	100	6.2%
Hip Knee Replacement	100.4	109.4	100	9.0%
Pneumonia	101	100.2	100	0.8%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Kent, OH	Fort Smith, AR	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$24,069	$23,603	$23,281	1.9%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,646	$16,613	$16,237	6.2%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$22,234	$24,227	$22,499	9.0%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,984	$16,851	$17,007	0.8%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Kent, OH	Fort Smith, AR	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	1.9%	-3.1%	3.1%	263.2%
2015-2016	-0.4%	4.6%	12.5%	1,250.0%
2016-2017	2.2%	-5.7%	57.9%	359.1%
2017-2018	35.4%	29.5%	19.0%	16.7%
2018-2019	2.4%	3.8%	-2.2%	58.3%
Since 2014	43.9%	28.6%	113.3%	34.9%

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