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2.0% lower in Fort Smith, Arkansas
than in Towson, Maryland

Insurance cost

	Towson, MD	Fort Smith, AR	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	80.4	72.7	100	9.6%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Towson, MD	Fort Smith, AR	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	104.1	102.3	100	1.7%
Heart Failure	96.3	103.4	100	7.4%
Hip Knee Replacement	100.6	109.4	100	8.7%
Pneumonia	96.2	100.2	100	4.2%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Towson, MD	Fort Smith, AR	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$24,021	$23,603	$23,281	1.7%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,480	$16,613	$16,237	7.3%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$22,268	$24,227	$22,499	8.8%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,180	$16,851	$17,007	4.1%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Towson, MD	Fort Smith, AR	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	15.9%	-3.1%	3.1%	119.5%
2015-2016	-0.4%	4.6%	12.5%	1,250.0%
2016-2017	25.2%	-5.7%	57.9%	122.6%
2017-2018	53.1%	29.5%	19.0%	44.4%
2018-2019	-14.0%	3.8%	-2.2%	127.1%
Since 2014	90.5%	28.6%	113.3%	68.4%

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