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14.0% lower in Fort Smith, Arkansas
than in Topeka, Kansas

Insurance cost

	Topeka, KS	Fort Smith, AR	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	104.2	72.7	100	30.2%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Topeka, KS	Fort Smith, AR	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	106.8	102.3	100	4.2%
Heart Failure	108	103.4	100	4.3%
Hip Knee Replacement	90.6	109.4	100	20.8%
Pneumonia	108.2	100.2	100	7.4%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Topeka, KS	Fort Smith, AR	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$24,653	$23,603	$23,281	4.3%
Heart Failure Hospital	$17,357	$16,613	$16,237	4.3%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$20,066	$24,227	$22,499	20.7%
Pneumonia Hospital	$18,197	$16,851	$17,007	7.4%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Topeka, KS	Fort Smith, AR	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-4.6%	-3.1%	3.1%	32.6%
2015-2016	15.8%	4.6%	12.5%	70.9%
2016-2017	42.4%	-5.7%	57.9%	113.4%
2017-2018	37.8%	29.5%	19.0%	22.0%
2018-2019	6.6%	3.8%	-2.2%	42.4%
Since 2014	131.0%	28.6%	113.3%	78.2%

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