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4.2% lower in Bay City, Michigan
than in Lafayette, Louisiana

Insurance cost

	Lafayette, LA	Bay City, MI	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	86.4	77.4	100	10.4%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Lafayette, LA	Bay City, MI	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	104.5	99.9	100	4.4%
Heart Failure	96.1	110.5	100	15.0%
Hip Knee Replacement	96.6	97.1	100	0.5%
Pneumonia	105.1	106.4	100	1.2%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Lafayette, LA	Bay City, MI	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$24,106	$23,041	$23,281	4.4%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,447	$17,754	$16,237	14.9%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$21,380	$21,505	$22,499	0.6%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,673	$17,900	$17,007	1.3%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Lafayette, LA	Bay City, MI	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	5.5%	0.4%	3.1%	92.7%
2015-2016	8.6%	2.0%	12.5%	76.7%
2016-2017	17.0%	6.9%	57.9%	59.4%
2017-2018	14.8%	37.1%	19.0%	150.7%
2018-2019	-4.2%	0.5%	-2.2%	111.9%
Since 2014	47.4%	50.8%	113.3%	7.2%

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