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Charleston, West Virginia vs. Baton Rouge, Louisiana

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Health
  8.0% lower in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
than in Charleston, West Virginia
   Insurance cost
Charleston, WVBaton Rouge, LAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium117.789.3100  24.1%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Charleston, WVBaton Rouge, LAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack99.598.9100  0.6%
Heart Failure99.599.7100  0.2%
Hip Knee Replacement80.8115.5100  42.9%
Pneumonia101.2100.3100  0.9%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Charleston, WVBaton Rouge, LAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$22,970$22,822$23,281  0.6%
Heart Failure Hospital$15,987$16,012$16,237  0.2%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$17,893$25,580$22,499  43.0%
Pneumonia Hospital$17,023$16,870$17,007  0.9%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Charleston, WVBaton Rouge, LAU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20152.8%5.5%3.1%  96.4%
2015-201624.2%8.6%12.5%  64.5%
2016-201731.5%17.0%57.9%  46.0%
2017-201815.5%14.8%19.0%  4.5%
2018-20199.4%-4.2%-2.2%  144.7%
Since 2014112.1%47.4%113.3%  57.7%
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