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3.7% lower in Natchitoches, Louisiana
than in Columbia, South Carolina

Insurance cost

	Columbia, SC	Natchitoches, LA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	115.7	97.7	100	15.6%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Columbia, SC	Natchitoches, LA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	95.7	105.8	100	10.6%
Heart Failure	96.2	120.9	100	25.7%
Hip Knee Replacement	101.4	99.7	100	1.7%
Pneumonia	100.6	119.6	100	18.9%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Columbia, SC	Natchitoches, LA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,072	$24,413	$23,281	10.6%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,450	$19,431	$16,237	25.8%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$22,453	$22,070	$22,499	1.7%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,913	$20,113	$17,007	18.9%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Columbia, SC	Natchitoches, 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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