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Carlsbad, New Mexico vs. Lake Charles, Louisiana

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Health
  15.0% higher in Lake Charles, Louisiana
than in Carlsbad, New Mexico
   Insurance cost
Carlsbad, NMLake Charles, LAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium74.398.7100  32.8%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Carlsbad, NMLake Charles, LAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack103.994100  9.5%
Heart Failure89.995.3100  6.0%
Hip Knee Replacement90.897.9100  7.8%
Pneumonia89.696100  7.1%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Carlsbad, NMLake Charles, LAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$23,981$21,699$23,281  9.5%
Heart Failure Hospital$14,445$15,311$16,237  6.0%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$20,111$21,668$22,499  7.7%
Pneumonia Hospital$15,063$16,137$17,007  7.1%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Carlsbad, NMLake Charles, LAU.S. AvgDifference
2014-2015-12.4%5.5%3.1%  144.4%
2015-20167.1%8.6%12.5%  21.1%
2016-201728.8%17.0%57.9%  41.0%
2017-201851.6%14.8%19.0%  71.3%
2018-2019-11.8%-4.2%-2.2%  64.4%
Since 201461.5%47.4%113.3%  22.9%
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