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Lafayette, Louisiana vs. West Columbia, South Carolina

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Health
  14.7% higher in West Columbia, South Carolina
than in Lafayette, Louisiana
   Insurance cost
Lafayette, LAWest Columbia, SCU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium86.4115.2100  33.3%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Lafayette, LAWest Columbia, SCU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack104.599.4100  4.9%
Heart Failure96.1103.3100  7.5%
Hip Knee Replacement96.694100  2.7%
Pneumonia105.1104.8100  0.3%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Lafayette, LAWest Columbia, SCU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$24,106$22,930$23,281  4.9%
Heart Failure Hospital$15,447$16,592$16,237  7.4%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$21,380$20,818$22,499  2.6%
Pneumonia Hospital$17,673$17,626$17,007  0.3%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Lafayette, LAWest Columbia, SCU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20155.5%0.0%3.1%  100.0%
2015-20168.6%11.1%12.5%  29.1%
2016-201717.0%28.2%57.9%  65.9%
2017-201814.8%34.7%19.0%  134.5%
2018-2019-4.2%6.2%-2.2%  247.6%
Since 201447.4%103.7%113.3%  118.8%
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