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Elkins, West Virginia vs. Lake Charles, Louisiana

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Health
  15.8% lower in Lake Charles, Louisiana
than in Elkins, West Virginia
   Insurance cost
Elkins, WVLake Charles, LAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium129.998.7100  24.0%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Elkins, WVLake Charles, LAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack99.494100  5.4%
Heart Failure90.195.3100  5.8%
Hip Knee Replacement109.797.9100  10.8%
Pneumonia97.896100  1.8%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Elkins, WVLake Charles, LAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$22,937$21,699$23,281  5.4%
Heart Failure Hospital$14,482$15,311$16,237  5.7%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$24,289$21,668$22,499  10.8%
Pneumonia Hospital$16,448$16,137$17,007  1.9%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Elkins, WVLake Charles, LAU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20152.8%5.5%3.1%  96.4%
2015-201624.2%8.6%12.5%  64.5%
2016-201731.5%17.0%57.9%  46.0%
2017-201815.5%14.8%19.0%  4.5%
2018-20199.4%-4.2%-2.2%  144.7%
Since 2014112.1%47.4%113.3%  57.7%
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