Caribou, Maine vs. Lake Charles, Louisiana

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Health
  17.7% lower in Lake Charles, Louisiana
than in Caribou, Maine
   Insurance cost
Caribou, MELake Charles, LAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium137.698.7100  28.3%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Caribou, MELake Charles, LAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack9694100  2.1%
Heart Failure91.495.3100  4.3%
Hip Knee Replacement108.697.9100  9.9%
Pneumonia91.896100  4.6%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Caribou, MELake Charles, LAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$22,144$21,699$23,281  2.0%
Heart Failure Hospital$14,682$15,311$16,237  4.3%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$24,033$21,668$22,499  9.8%
Pneumonia Hospital$15,437$16,137$17,007  4.5%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Caribou, MELake Charles, LAU.S. AvgDifference
2014-2015-1.2%5.5%3.1%  558.3%
2015-20164.4%8.6%12.5%  95.5%
2016-201714.9%17.0%57.9%  14.1%
2017-201852.7%14.8%19.0%  71.9%
2018-2019-7.5%-4.2%-2.2%  44.0%
Since 201467.4%47.4%113.3%  29.7%
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