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7.5% lower in Lafayette, Louisiana
than in Birmingham, Alabama

Insurance cost

	Birmingham, AL	Lafayette, LA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	100.8	86.4	100	14.3%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Birmingham, AL	Lafayette, LA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	97.2	104.5	100	7.5%
Heart Failure	101.8	96.1	100	5.6%
Hip Knee Replacement	103.9	96.6	100	7.0%
Pneumonia	104.7	105.1	100	0.4%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Birmingham, AL	Lafayette, LA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,431	$24,106	$23,281	7.5%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,360	$15,447	$16,237	5.6%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$23,011	$21,380	$22,499	7.1%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,608	$17,673	$17,007	0.4%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Birmingham, AL	Lafayette, LA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	3.1%	5.5%	3.1%	77.4%
2015-2016	12.5%	8.6%	12.5%	31.2%
2016-2017	57.9%	17.0%	57.9%	70.6%
2017-2018	19.0%	14.8%	19.0%	22.1%
2018-2019	-2.2%	-4.2%	-2.2%	90.9%
Since 2014	113.3%	47.4%	113.3%	58.2%

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