Boston, Massachusetts vs. Baton Rouge, Louisiana

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Health
  16.4% higher in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
than in Boston, Massachusetts
   Insurance cost
Boston, MABaton Rouge, LAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium61.889.3100  44.5%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Boston, MABaton Rouge, LAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack102.998.9100  3.9%
Heart Failure101.299.7100  1.5%
Hip Knee Replacement110.4115.5100  4.6%
Pneumonia102100.3100  1.7%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Boston, MABaton Rouge, LAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$23,736$22,822$23,281  3.9%
Heart Failure Hospital$16,264$16,012$16,237  1.5%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$24,442$25,580$22,499  4.7%
Pneumonia Hospital$17,153$16,870$17,007  1.6%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Boston, MABaton Rouge, LAU.S. AvgDifference
2014-2015-2.6%5.5%3.1%  311.5%
2015-2016-1.5%8.6%12.5%  673.3%
2016-2017-2.7%17.0%57.9%  729.6%
2017-201826.4%14.8%19.0%  43.9%
2018-20195.1%-4.2%-2.2%  182.4%
Since 201423.9%47.4%113.3%  98.3%
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