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9.8% lower in Lake Charles, Louisiana
than in Kansas City, Kansas

Insurance cost

	Kansas City, KS	Lake Charles, LA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	112.1	98.7	100	12.0%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Kansas City, KS	Lake Charles, LA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	101.5	94	100	7.4%
Heart Failure	105.3	95.3	100	9.5%
Hip Knee Replacement	98.7	97.9	100	0.8%
Pneumonia	116.7	96	100	17.7%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Kansas City, KS	Lake Charles, LA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,422	$21,699	$23,281	7.4%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,926	$15,311	$16,237	9.5%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$21,843	$21,668	$22,499	0.8%
Pneumonia Hospital	$19,617	$16,137	$17,007	17.7%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Kansas City, KS	Lake Charles, LA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-4.6%	5.5%	3.1%	219.6%
2015-2016	15.8%	8.6%	12.5%	45.6%
2016-2017	42.4%	17.0%	57.9%	59.9%
2017-2018	37.8%	14.8%	19.0%	60.8%
2018-2019	6.6%	-4.2%	-2.2%	163.6%
Since 2014	131.0%	47.4%	113.3%	63.8%

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