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Albuquerque, New Mexico vs. Lake Charles, Louisiana

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Health
  20.0% higher in Lake Charles, Louisiana
than in Albuquerque, New Mexico
   Insurance cost
Albuquerque, NMLake Charles, LAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium65.398.7100  51.1%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Albuquerque, NMLake Charles, LAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack9594100  1.1%
Heart Failure98.295.3100  3.0%
Hip Knee Replacement98.297.9100  0.3%
Pneumonia96.596100  0.5%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Albuquerque, NMLake Charles, LAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$21,918$21,699$23,281  1.0%
Heart Failure Hospital$15,786$15,311$16,237  3.0%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$21,746$21,668$22,499  0.4%
Pneumonia Hospital$16,223$16,137$17,007  0.5%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Albuquerque, NMLake Charles, LAU.S. AvgDifference
2014-2015-12.4%5.5%3.1%  144.4%
2015-20167.1%8.6%12.5%  21.1%
2016-201728.8%17.0%57.9%  41.0%
2017-201851.6%14.8%19.0%  71.3%
2018-2019-11.8%-4.2%-2.2%  64.4%
Since 201461.5%47.4%113.3%  22.9%
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