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Health
1.6% higher in Lafayette, Louisiana
than in Golden, Colorado

Insurance cost

	Golden, CO	Lafayette, LA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	84.3	86.4	100	2.5%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Golden, CO	Lafayette, LA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	101.9	104.5	100	2.6%
Heart Failure	103.5	96.1	100	7.1%
Hip Knee Replacement	94.2	96.6	100	2.5%
Pneumonia	102.9	105.1	100	2.1%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Golden, CO	Lafayette, LA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,524	$24,106	$23,281	2.5%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,632	$15,447	$16,237	7.1%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$20,849	$21,380	$22,499	2.5%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,297	$17,673	$17,007	2.2%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Golden, CO	Lafayette, LA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	12.0%	5.5%	3.1%	54.2%
2015-2016	-0.3%	8.6%	12.5%	2,966.7%
2016-2017	14.7%	17.0%	57.9%	15.6%
2017-2018	33.5%	14.8%	19.0%	55.8%
2018-2019	3.8%	-4.2%	-2.2%	210.5%
Since 2014	77.5%	47.4%	113.3%	38.8%

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