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7.3% lower in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
than in Dexter, Maine

Insurance cost

	Dexter, ME	Baton Rouge, LA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	113.2	89.3	100	21.1%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Dexter, ME	Baton Rouge, LA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	92.1	98.9	100	7.4%
Heart Failure	92.4	99.7	100	7.9%
Hip Knee Replacement	101.1	115.5	100	14.2%
Pneumonia	99	100.3	100	1.3%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Dexter, ME	Baton Rouge, LA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$21,247	$22,822	$23,281	7.4%
Heart Failure Hospital	$14,846	$16,012	$16,237	7.9%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$22,377	$25,580	$22,499	14.3%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,647	$16,870	$17,007	1.3%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Dexter, ME	Baton Rouge, LA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-1.2%	5.5%	3.1%	558.3%
2015-2016	4.4%	8.6%	12.5%	95.5%
2016-2017	14.9%	17.0%	57.9%	14.1%
2017-2018	52.7%	14.8%	19.0%	71.9%
2018-2019	-7.5%	-4.2%	-2.2%	44.0%
Since 2014	67.4%	47.4%	113.3%	29.7%

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