Houston, Texas vs. Baton Rouge, Louisiana

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Health
  5.1% higher in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
than in Houston, Texas
   Insurance cost
Houston, TXBaton Rouge, LAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium75.489.3100  18.4%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Houston, TXBaton Rouge, LAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack106.598.9100  7.1%
Heart Failure112.999.7100  11.7%
Hip Knee Replacement103.2115.5100  11.9%
Pneumonia124.1100.3100  19.2%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Houston, TXBaton Rouge, LAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$24,565$22,822$23,281  7.1%
Heart Failure Hospital$18,146$16,012$16,237  11.8%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$22,855$25,580$22,499  11.9%
Pneumonia Hospital$20,870$16,870$17,007  19.2%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Houston, TXBaton Rouge, LAU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20153.2%5.5%3.1%  71.9%
2015-20165.1%8.6%12.5%  68.6%
2016-201719.0%17.0%57.9%  10.5%
2017-201835.6%14.8%19.0%  58.4%
2018-20192.3%-4.2%-2.2%  282.6%
Since 201479.0%47.4%113.3%  40.0%
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