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Charleston, South Carolina vs. Lake Charles, Louisiana

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Health
  0.8% lower in Lake Charles, Louisiana
than in Charleston, South Carolina
   Insurance cost
Charleston, SCLake Charles, LAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium9698.7100  2.8%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Charleston, SCLake Charles, LAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack104.594100  10.0%
Heart Failure104.295.3100  8.5%
Hip Knee Replacement93.497.9100  4.8%
Pneumonia101.496100  5.3%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Charleston, SCLake Charles, LAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$24,122$21,699$23,281  10.0%
Heart Failure Hospital$16,748$15,311$16,237  8.6%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$20,687$21,668$22,499  4.7%
Pneumonia Hospital$17,046$16,137$17,007  5.3%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Charleston, SCLake Charles, LAU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20150.0%5.5%3.1%  ∞%
2015-201611.1%8.6%12.5%  22.5%
2016-201728.2%17.0%57.9%  39.7%
2017-201834.7%14.8%19.0%  57.3%
2018-20196.2%-4.2%-2.2%  167.7%
Since 2014103.7%47.4%113.3%  54.3%
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