New Orleans, Louisiana vs. Asheville, North Carolina

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Health
  35.2% higher in Asheville, North Carolina
than in New Orleans, Louisiana
   Insurance cost
New Orleans, LAAsheville, NCU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium73.7131.5100  78.4%
   Procedure & surgery cost
New Orleans, LAAsheville, NCU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack94.692.1100  2.6%
Heart Failure93.6101.2100  8.1%
Hip Knee Replacement94.2101.8100  8.1%
Pneumonia108.6104100  4.2%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
New Orleans, LAAsheville, NCU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$21,825$21,250$23,281  2.6%
Heart Failure Hospital$15,044$16,266$16,237  8.1%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$20,861$22,542$22,499  8.1%
Pneumonia Hospital$18,259$17,495$17,007  4.2%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
New Orleans, LAAsheville, NCU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20155.5%6.0%3.1%  9.1%
2015-20168.6%23.1%12.5%  168.6%
2016-201717.0%39.6%57.9%  132.9%
2017-201814.8%15.5%19.0%  4.7%
2018-2019-4.2%-1.4%-2.2%  66.7%
Since 201447.4%107.4%113.3%  126.6%
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