Wichita, Kansas vs. Baton Rouge, Louisiana

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Health
  4.9% lower in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
than in Wichita, Kansas
   Insurance cost
Wichita, KSBaton Rouge, LAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium101.589.3100  12.0%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Wichita, KSBaton Rouge, LAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack103.798.9100  4.6%
Heart Failure104.699.7100  4.7%
Hip Knee Replacement98.6115.5100  17.1%
Pneumonia106.8100.3100  6.1%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Wichita, KSBaton Rouge, LAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$23,924$22,822$23,281  4.6%
Heart Failure Hospital$16,806$16,012$16,237  4.7%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$21,823$25,580$22,499  17.2%
Pneumonia Hospital$17,958$16,870$17,007  6.1%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Wichita, KSBaton Rouge, LAU.S. AvgDifference
2014-2015-4.6%5.5%3.1%  219.6%
2015-201615.8%8.6%12.5%  45.6%
2016-201742.4%17.0%57.9%  59.9%
2017-201837.8%14.8%19.0%  60.8%
2018-20196.6%-4.2%-2.2%  163.6%
Since 2014131.0%47.4%113.3%  63.8%
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