Fact Based List:

Ten Lowest Health Care Spending Metropolitan Areas (MSAs)

  1. Ogden-Clearfield, UT $2,623
  2. Dubuque, IA $2,719
  3. Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO $2,762
  4. Fort Smith, AR-OK $2,916
  5. Laredo, TX $2,919
  6. Amarillo, TX $2,942
  7. McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $2,950
  8. Salt Lake City, UT $2,979
  9. Fargo, ND $2,996
  10. Sioux City, IA $3,029

Source: Thomson Reuters Press Release, August 10, 2011
Source URL: http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/08/10/idUS66528+10-Aug-2...
Notes: Data from Thomson Reuters studyof use and cost of healthcare services for 23.5 million Americans with employer-sponsored health insurance along with their annual healthcare costs per person for 382 metropolitan statistical areas (MSA) in 2009 .