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Detroit, Michigan vs. Lake Charles, Louisiana

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Health
  15.4% higher in Lake Charles, Louisiana
than in Detroit, Michigan
   Insurance cost
Detroit, MILake Charles, LAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium63.998.7100  54.5%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Detroit, MILake Charles, LAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack102.394100  8.1%
Heart Failure106.895.3100  10.8%
Hip Knee Replacement104.997.9100  6.7%
Pneumonia10796100  10.3%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Detroit, MILake Charles, LAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$23,610$21,699$23,281  8.1%
Heart Failure Hospital$17,168$15,311$16,237  10.8%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$23,215$21,668$22,499  6.7%
Pneumonia Hospital$17,993$16,137$17,007  10.3%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Detroit, MILake Charles, LAU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20150.4%5.5%3.1%  1,275.0%
2015-20162.0%8.6%12.5%  330.0%
2016-20176.9%17.0%57.9%  146.4%
2017-201837.1%14.8%19.0%  60.1%
2018-20190.5%-4.2%-2.2%  940.0%
Since 201450.8%47.4%113.3%  6.7%
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