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Lafayette, Louisiana vs. Birmingham, Alabama

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Health
  8.1% higher in Birmingham, Alabama
than in Lafayette, Louisiana
   Insurance cost
Lafayette, LABirmingham, ALU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium86.4100.8100  16.7%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Lafayette, LABirmingham, ALU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack104.597.2100  7.0%
Heart Failure96.1101.8100  5.9%
Hip Knee Replacement96.6103.9100  7.6%
Pneumonia105.1104.7100  0.4%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Lafayette, LABirmingham, ALU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$24,106$22,431$23,281  6.9%
Heart Failure Hospital$15,447$16,360$16,237  5.9%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$21,380$23,011$22,499  7.6%
Pneumonia Hospital$17,673$17,608$17,007  0.4%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Lafayette, LABirmingham, ALU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20155.5%3.1%3.1%  43.6%
2015-20168.6%12.5%12.5%  45.3%
2016-201717.0%57.9%57.9%  240.6%
2017-201814.8%19.0%19.0%  28.4%
2018-2019-4.2%-2.2%-2.2%  47.6%
Since 201447.4%113.3%113.3%  139.0%
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