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12.8% lower in Forest Lake, Minnesota
than in Mena, Arkansas

Insurance cost

	Mena, AR	Forest Lake, MN	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	72.7	57.6	100	20.8%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Mena, AR	Forest Lake, MN	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	103.2	102.2	100	1.0%
Heart Failure	96.7	97.4	100	0.7%
Hip Knee Replacement	108.6	86.8	100	20.1%
Pneumonia	92.9	95.1	100	2.4%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Mena, AR	Forest Lake, MN	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,819	$23,583	$23,281	1.0%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,539	$15,650	$16,237	0.7%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$24,042	$19,212	$22,499	20.1%
Pneumonia Hospital	$15,615	$15,988	$17,007	2.4%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Mena, AR	Forest Lake, MN	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-3.1%	42.3%	3.1%	1,464.5%
2015-2016	4.6%	0.4%	12.5%	91.3%
2016-2017	-5.7%	58.5%	57.9%	1,126.3%
2017-2018	29.5%	-6.6%	19.0%	122.4%
2018-2019	3.8%	-15.3%	-2.2%	502.6%
Since 2014	28.6%	79.1%	113.3%	176.6%

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