Houma, Louisiana vs. Boston, Massachusetts

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Health
  10.0% lower in Boston, Massachusetts
than in Houma, Louisiana
   Insurance cost
Houma, LABoston, MAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium92.561.8100  33.2%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Houma, LABoston, MAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack91.6102.9100  12.3%
Heart Failure94.9101.2100  6.6%
Hip Knee Replacement93110.4100  18.7%
Pneumonia93.4102100  9.2%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Houma, LABoston, MAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$21,129$23,736$23,281  12.3%
Heart Failure Hospital$15,247$16,264$16,237  6.7%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$20,594$24,442$22,499  18.7%
Pneumonia Hospital$15,711$17,153$17,007  9.2%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Houma, LABoston, MAU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20155.5%-2.6%3.1%  147.3%
2015-20168.6%-1.5%12.5%  117.4%
2016-201717.0%-2.7%57.9%  115.9%
2017-201814.8%26.4%19.0%  78.4%
2018-2019-4.2%5.1%-2.2%  221.4%
Since 201447.4%23.9%113.3%  49.6%
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