Topeka, Kansas vs. Fort Knox, Kentucky

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Health
  17.7% lower in Fort Knox, Kentucky
than in Topeka, Kansas
   Insurance cost
Topeka, KSFort Knox, KYU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium104.271100  31.9%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Topeka, KSFort Knox, KYU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack106.8102.8100  3.7%
Heart Failure10889.8100  16.9%
Hip Knee Replacement90.698.9100  9.2%
Pneumonia108.298100  9.4%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Topeka, KSFort Knox, KYU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$24,653$23,715$23,281  3.8%
Heart Failure Hospital$17,357$14,422$16,237  16.9%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$20,066$21,898$22,499  9.1%
Pneumonia Hospital$18,197$16,478$17,007  9.4%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Topeka, KSFort Knox, KYU.S. AvgDifference
2014-2015-4.6%7.7%3.1%  267.4%
2015-201615.8%-1.9%12.5%  112.0%
2016-201742.4%10.7%57.9%  74.8%
2017-201837.8%46.0%19.0%  21.7%
2018-20196.6%9.0%-2.2%  36.4%
Since 2014131.0%86.2%113.3%  34.2%
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