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11.0% lower in Fort Smith, Arkansas
than in Visalia, California

Insurance cost

	Visalia, CA	Fort Smith, AR	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	102.1	72.7	100	28.8%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Visalia, CA	Fort Smith, AR	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	101.7	102.3	100	0.6%
Heart Failure	99	103.4	100	4.4%
Hip Knee Replacement	93.4	109.4	100	17.1%
Pneumonia	92.2	100.2	100	8.7%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Visalia, CA	Fort Smith, AR	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,474	$23,603	$23,281	0.5%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,911	$16,613	$16,237	4.4%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$20,678	$24,227	$22,499	17.2%
Pneumonia Hospital	$15,510	$16,851	$17,007	8.6%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Visalia, CA	Fort Smith, AR	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	4.0%	-3.1%	3.1%	177.5%
2015-2016	0.0%	4.6%	12.5%	∞%
2016-2017	9.3%	-5.7%	57.9%	161.3%
2017-2018	26.1%	29.5%	19.0%	13.0%
2018-2019	1.2%	3.8%	-2.2%	216.7%
Since 2014	45.0%	28.6%	113.3%	36.4%

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