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Bluefield, West Virginia vs. Lake Charles, Louisiana

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Health
  19.1% lower in Lake Charles, Louisiana
than in Bluefield, West Virginia
   Insurance cost
Bluefield, WVLake Charles, LAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium142.898.7100  30.9%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Bluefield, WVLake Charles, LAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack98.594100  4.6%
Heart Failure9295.3100  3.6%
Hip Knee Replacement98.797.9100  0.8%
Pneumonia98.796100  2.7%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Bluefield, WVLake Charles, LAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$22,735$21,699$23,281  4.6%
Heart Failure Hospital$14,777$15,311$16,237  3.6%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$21,854$21,668$22,499  0.9%
Pneumonia Hospital$16,589$16,137$17,007  2.7%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Bluefield, WVLake Charles, LAU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20152.8%5.5%3.1%  96.4%
2015-201624.2%8.6%12.5%  64.5%
2016-201731.5%17.0%57.9%  46.0%
2017-201815.5%14.8%19.0%  4.5%
2018-20199.4%-4.2%-2.2%  144.7%
Since 2014112.1%47.4%113.3%  57.7%
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