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0.9% lower in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
than in Columbia Falls, Montana

Insurance cost

	Columbia Falls, MT	Baton Rouge, LA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	105	89.3	100	15.0%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Columbia Falls, MT	Baton Rouge, LA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	95.7	98.9	100	3.3%
Heart Failure	94.4	99.7	100	5.6%
Hip Knee Replacement	84.7	115.5	100	36.4%
Pneumonia	90.8	100.3	100	10.5%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Columbia Falls, MT	Baton Rouge, LA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,073	$22,822	$23,281	3.4%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,163	$16,012	$16,237	5.6%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$18,761	$25,580	$22,499	36.3%
Pneumonia Hospital	$15,274	$16,870	$17,007	10.4%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Columbia Falls, MT	Baton Rouge, LA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-5.5%	5.5%	3.1%	200.0%
2015-2016	34.7%	8.6%	12.5%	75.2%
2016-2017	44.4%	17.0%	57.9%	61.7%
2017-2018	12.9%	14.8%	19.0%	14.7%
2018-2019	6.9%	-4.2%	-2.2%	160.9%
Since 2014	121.7%	47.4%	113.3%	61.1%

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