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Grand Rapids, Michigan vs. Lake Charles, Louisiana

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Health
  16.7% higher in Lake Charles, Louisiana
than in Grand Rapids, Michigan
   Insurance cost
Grand Rapids, MILake Charles, LAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium7298.7100  37.1%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Grand Rapids, MILake Charles, LAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack94.694100  0.6%
Heart Failure9995.3100  3.7%
Hip Knee Replacement90.497.9100  8.3%
Pneumonia99.896100  3.8%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Grand Rapids, MILake Charles, LAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$21,840$21,699$23,281  0.6%
Heart Failure Hospital$15,913$15,311$16,237  3.8%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$20,015$21,668$22,499  8.3%
Pneumonia Hospital$16,784$16,137$17,007  3.9%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Grand Rapids, 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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