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Lafayette, Louisiana vs. Elkins, West Virginia

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Health
  23.5% higher in Elkins, West Virginia
than in Lafayette, Louisiana
   Insurance cost
Lafayette, LAElkins, WVU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium86.4129.9100  50.3%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Lafayette, LAElkins, WVU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack104.599.4100  4.9%
Heart Failure96.190.1100  6.2%
Hip Knee Replacement96.6109.7100  13.6%
Pneumonia105.197.8100  6.9%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Lafayette, LAElkins, WVU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$24,106$22,937$23,281  4.8%
Heart Failure Hospital$15,447$14,482$16,237  6.2%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$21,380$24,289$22,499  13.6%
Pneumonia Hospital$17,673$16,448$17,007  6.9%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Lafayette, LAElkins, WVU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20155.5%2.8%3.1%  49.1%
2015-20168.6%24.2%12.5%  181.4%
2016-201717.0%31.5%57.9%  85.3%
2017-201814.8%15.5%19.0%  4.7%
2018-2019-4.2%9.4%-2.2%  323.8%
Since 201447.4%112.1%113.3%  136.5%
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