Bakersfield, California vs. Baton Rouge, Louisiana

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Health
  9.3% higher in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
than in Bakersfield, California
   Insurance cost
Bakersfield, CABaton Rouge, LAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium8289.3100  8.9%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Bakersfield, CABaton Rouge, LAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack103.998.9100  4.8%
Heart Failure101.899.7100  2.1%
Hip Knee Replacement82115.5100  40.9%
Pneumonia100.2100.3100  0.1%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Bakersfield, CABaton Rouge, LAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$23,971$22,822$23,281  4.8%
Heart Failure Hospital$16,360$16,012$16,237  2.1%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$18,143$25,580$22,499  41.0%
Pneumonia Hospital$16,856$16,870$17,007  0.1%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Bakersfield, CABaton Rouge, LAU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20154.0%5.5%3.1%  37.5%
2015-20160.0%8.6%12.5%  ∞%
2016-20179.3%17.0%57.9%  82.8%
2017-201826.1%14.8%19.0%  43.3%
2018-20191.2%-4.2%-2.2%  450.0%
Since 201445.0%47.4%113.3%  5.3%
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