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6.9% lower in Shreveport, Louisiana
than in Charleston, South Carolina

Insurance cost

	Charleston, SC	Shreveport, LA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	96	82.3	100	14.3%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Charleston, SC	Shreveport, LA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	104.5	92.7	100	11.3%
Heart Failure	104.2	103.1	100	1.1%
Hip Knee Replacement	93.4	106.6	100	14.1%
Pneumonia	101.4	100	100	1.4%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Charleston, SC	Shreveport, LA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$24,122	$21,390	$23,281	11.3%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,748	$16,568	$16,237	1.1%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$20,687	$23,593	$22,499	14.0%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,046	$16,810	$17,007	1.4%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Charleston, SC	Shreveport, LA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	0.0%	5.5%	3.1%	∞%
2015-2016	11.1%	8.6%	12.5%	22.5%
2016-2017	28.2%	17.0%	57.9%	39.7%
2017-2018	34.7%	14.8%	19.0%	57.3%
2018-2019	6.2%	-4.2%	-2.2%	167.7%
Since 2014	103.7%	47.4%	113.3%	54.3%

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