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8.8% lower in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
than in Forest, Virginia

Insurance cost

	Forest, VA	Baton Rouge, LA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	119.6	89.3	100	25.3%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Forest, VA	Baton Rouge, LA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	90.9	98.9	100	8.8%
Heart Failure	92.1	99.7	100	8.3%
Hip Knee Replacement	94.8	115.5	100	21.8%
Pneumonia	96.8	100.3	100	3.6%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Forest, VA	Baton Rouge, LA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$20,974	$22,822	$23,281	8.8%
Heart Failure Hospital	$14,806	$16,012	$16,237	8.1%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$20,987	$25,580	$22,499	21.9%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,275	$16,870	$17,007	3.7%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Forest, VA	Baton Rouge, LA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	3.3%	5.5%	3.1%	66.7%
2015-2016	3.9%	8.6%	12.5%	120.5%
2016-2017	10.3%	17.0%	57.9%	65.0%
2017-2018	66.1%	14.8%	19.0%	77.6%
2018-2019	3.7%	-4.2%	-2.2%	213.5%
Since 2014	104.0%	47.4%	113.3%	54.4%

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