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DeKalb, Illinois vs. Lake Charles, Louisiana

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Health
  9.4% lower in Lake Charles, Louisiana
than in DeKalb, Illinois
   Insurance cost
DeKalb, ILLake Charles, LAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium11998.7100  17.1%
   Procedure & surgery cost
DeKalb, ILLake Charles, LAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack101.194100  7.0%
Heart Failure98.795.3100  3.4%
Hip Knee Replacement84.197.9100  16.4%
Pneumonia105.496100  8.9%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
DeKalb, ILLake Charles, LAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$23,320$21,699$23,281  7.0%
Heart Failure Hospital$15,865$15,311$16,237  3.5%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$18,630$21,668$22,499  16.3%
Pneumonia Hospital$17,726$16,137$17,007  9.0%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
DeKalb, ILLake Charles, LAU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20153.1%5.5%3.1%  77.4%
2015-20169.0%8.6%12.5%  4.4%
2016-201738.0%17.0%57.9%  55.3%
2017-201838.1%14.8%19.0%  61.2%
2018-2019-1.6%-4.2%-2.2%  162.5%
Since 2014110.6%47.4%113.3%  57.1%
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