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Health
5.5% higher in Columbia, Louisiana
than in Dallas, Texas

Insurance cost

	Dallas, TX	Columbia, LA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	80.2	100.8	100	25.7%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Dallas, TX	Columbia, LA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	101.5	97.9	100	3.5%
Heart Failure	109.4	89.8	100	17.9%
Hip Knee Replacement	112	105.1	100	6.2%
Pneumonia	109.9	89.2	100	18.8%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Dallas, TX	Columbia, LA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,412	$22,587	$23,281	3.5%
Heart Failure Hospital	$17,580	$14,426	$16,237	17.9%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$24,788	$23,268	$22,499	6.1%
Pneumonia Hospital	$18,486	$15,007	$17,007	18.8%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Dallas, TX	Columbia, LA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	3.2%	5.5%	3.1%	71.9%
2015-2016	5.1%	8.6%	12.5%	68.6%
2016-2017	19.0%	17.0%	57.9%	10.5%
2017-2018	35.6%	14.8%	19.0%	58.4%
2018-2019	2.3%	-4.2%	-2.2%	282.6%
Since 2014	79.0%	47.4%	113.3%	40.0%

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