Buffalo, New York vs. New Orleans, Louisiana

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Health
  12.3% lower in New Orleans, Louisiana
than in Buffalo, New York
   Insurance cost
Buffalo, NYNew Orleans, LAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium94.873.7100  22.3%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Buffalo, NYNew Orleans, LAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack99.194.6100  4.5%
Heart Failure94.893.6100  1.3%
Hip Knee Replacement100.694.2100  6.4%
Pneumonia103.6108.6100  4.8%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Buffalo, NYNew Orleans, LAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$22,862$21,825$23,281  4.5%
Heart Failure Hospital$15,231$15,044$16,237  1.2%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$22,271$20,861$22,499  6.3%
Pneumonia Hospital$17,416$18,259$17,007  4.8%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Buffalo, NYNew Orleans, LAU.S. AvgDifference
2014-201510.8%5.5%3.1%  49.1%
2015-20163.4%8.6%12.5%  152.9%
2016-201715.5%17.0%57.9%  9.7%
2017-201811.5%14.8%19.0%  28.7%
2018-201912.5%-4.2%-2.2%  133.6%
Since 201465.9%47.4%113.3%  28.1%
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