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8.7% higher in Lake Charles, Louisiana
than in Kalamazoo, Michigan

Insurance cost

	Kalamazoo, MI	Lake Charles, LA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	87.3	98.7	100	13.1%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Kalamazoo, MI	Lake Charles, LA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	95.5	94	100	1.6%
Heart Failure	98.3	95.3	100	3.1%
Hip Knee Replacement	81.8	97.9	100	19.7%
Pneumonia	96.9	96	100	0.9%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Kalamazoo, MI	Lake Charles, LA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,044	$21,699	$23,281	1.6%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,790	$15,311	$16,237	3.0%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$18,107	$21,668	$22,499	19.7%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,293	$16,137	$17,007	1.0%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Kalamazoo, MI	Lake Charles, LA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	0.4%	5.5%	3.1%	1,275.0%
2015-2016	2.0%	8.6%	12.5%	330.0%
2016-2017	6.9%	17.0%	57.9%	146.4%
2017-2018	37.1%	14.8%	19.0%	60.1%
2018-2019	0.5%	-4.2%	-2.2%	940.0%
Since 2014	50.8%	47.4%	113.3%	6.7%

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