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8.7% lower in Ashdown, Arkansas
than in Lake Charles, Louisiana

Insurance cost

	Lake Charles, LA	Ashdown, AR	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	98.7	72.7	100	26.3%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Lake Charles, LA	Ashdown, AR	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	94	104.2	100	10.9%
Heart Failure	95.3	101.5	100	6.5%
Hip Knee Replacement	97.9	107.8	100	10.1%
Pneumonia	96	103.9	100	8.2%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Lake Charles, LA	Ashdown, AR	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$21,699	$24,035	$23,281	10.8%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,311	$16,313	$16,237	6.5%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$21,668	$23,857	$22,499	10.1%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,137	$17,477	$17,007	8.3%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Lake Charles, LA	Ashdown, AR	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	5.5%	-3.1%	3.1%	156.4%
2015-2016	8.6%	4.6%	12.5%	46.5%
2016-2017	17.0%	-5.7%	57.9%	133.5%
2017-2018	14.8%	29.5%	19.0%	99.3%
2018-2019	-4.2%	3.8%	-2.2%	190.5%
Since 2014	47.4%	28.6%	113.3%	39.7%

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