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Lake Charles, Louisiana vs. Bay City, Texas

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Health
  13.1% higher in Bay City, Texas
than in Lake Charles, Louisiana
   Insurance cost
Lake Charles, LABay City, TXU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium98.7113.1100  14.6%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Lake Charles, LABay City, TXU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack94103.2100  9.8%
Heart Failure95.3112.2100  17.7%
Hip Knee Replacement97.9106.1100  8.4%
Pneumonia96110.8100  15.4%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Lake Charles, LABay City, TXU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$21,699$23,819$23,281  9.8%
Heart Failure Hospital$15,311$18,035$16,237  17.8%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$21,668$23,485$22,499  8.4%
Pneumonia Hospital$16,137$18,632$17,007  15.5%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Lake Charles, LABay City, TXU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20155.5%3.2%3.1%  41.8%
2015-20168.6%5.1%12.5%  40.7%
2016-201717.0%19.0%57.9%  11.8%
2017-201814.8%35.6%19.0%  140.5%
2018-2019-4.2%2.3%-2.2%  154.8%
Since 201447.4%79.0%113.3%  66.7%
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