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Chester, Pennsylvania vs. Lake Charles, Louisiana

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Health
  12.5% lower in Lake Charles, Louisiana
than in Chester, Pennsylvania
   Insurance cost
Chester, PALake Charles, LAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium117.998.7100  16.3%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Chester, PALake Charles, LAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack104.194100  9.7%
Heart Failure108.995.3100  12.5%
Hip Knee Replacement100.497.9100  2.5%
Pneumonia108.696100  11.6%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Chester, PALake Charles, LAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$24,018$21,699$23,281  9.7%
Heart Failure Hospital$17,497$15,311$16,237  12.5%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$22,234$21,668$22,499  2.5%
Pneumonia Hospital$18,254$16,137$17,007  11.6%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Chester, PALake Charles, LAU.S. AvgDifference
2014-2015-1.7%5.5%3.1%  423.5%
2015-201610.6%8.6%12.5%  18.9%
2016-201752.3%17.0%57.9%  67.5%
2017-201845.2%14.8%19.0%  67.3%
2018-2019-15.8%-4.2%-2.2%  73.4%
Since 2014102.5%47.4%113.3%  53.8%
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