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La Mesa, California vs. Lake Charles, Louisiana

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Health
  9.3% higher in Lake Charles, Louisiana
than in La Mesa, California
   Insurance cost
La Mesa, CALake Charles, LAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium75.898.7100  30.2%
   Procedure & surgery cost
La Mesa, CALake Charles, LAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack101.394100  7.2%
Heart Failure104.995.3100  9.2%
Hip Knee Replacement98.797.9100  0.8%
Pneumonia107.796100  10.9%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
La Mesa, CALake Charles, LAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$23,382$21,699$23,281  7.2%
Heart Failure Hospital$16,851$15,311$16,237  9.1%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$21,845$21,668$22,499  0.8%
Pneumonia Hospital$18,114$16,137$17,007  10.9%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
La Mesa, CALake Charles, LAU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20154.0%5.5%3.1%  37.5%
2015-20160.0%8.6%12.5%  ∞%
2016-20179.3%17.0%57.9%  82.8%
2017-201826.1%14.8%19.0%  43.3%
2018-20191.2%-4.2%-2.2%  450.0%
Since 201445.0%47.4%113.3%  5.3%
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