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Alpena, Michigan vs. Lake Charles, Louisiana

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Health
  5.8% higher in Lake Charles, Louisiana
than in Alpena, Michigan
   Insurance cost
Alpena, MILake Charles, LAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium8198.7100  21.9%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Alpena, MILake Charles, LAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack107.594100  12.6%
Heart Failure96.695.3100  1.3%
Hip Knee Replacement101.897.9100  3.8%
Pneumonia10396100  6.8%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Alpena, MILake Charles, LAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$24,804$21,699$23,281  12.5%
Heart Failure Hospital$15,517$15,311$16,237  1.3%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$22,532$21,668$22,499  3.8%
Pneumonia Hospital$17,314$16,137$17,007  6.8%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Alpena, MILake Charles, LAU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20150.4%5.5%3.1%  1,275.0%
2015-20162.0%8.6%12.5%  330.0%
2016-20176.9%17.0%57.9%  146.4%
2017-201837.1%14.8%19.0%  60.1%
2018-20190.5%-4.2%-2.2%  940.0%
Since 201450.8%47.4%113.3%  6.7%
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