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4.5% lower in Bel Air South, Maryland
than in Lafayette, Louisiana

Insurance cost

	Lafayette, LA	Bel Air South, MD	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	86.4	80.4	100	6.9%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Lafayette, LA	Bel Air South, MD	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	104.5	99.8	100	4.5%
Heart Failure	96.1	99.2	100	3.2%
Hip Knee Replacement	96.6	98.9	100	2.4%
Pneumonia	105.1	92.4	100	12.1%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Lafayette, LA	Bel Air South, MD	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$24,106	$23,020	$23,281	4.5%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,447	$15,939	$16,237	3.2%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$21,380	$21,903	$22,499	2.4%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,673	$15,536	$17,007	12.1%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Lafayette, LA	Bel Air South, MD	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	5.5%	15.9%	3.1%	189.1%
2015-2016	8.6%	-0.4%	12.5%	104.7%
2016-2017	17.0%	25.2%	57.9%	48.2%
2017-2018	14.8%	53.1%	19.0%	258.8%
2018-2019	-4.2%	-14.0%	-2.2%	233.3%
Since 2014	47.4%	90.5%	113.3%	90.9%

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