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8.8% higher in Blue Ridge, Georgia
than in Lake Charles, Louisiana

Insurance cost

	Lake Charles, LA	Blue Ridge, GA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	98.7	113.8	100	15.3%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Lake Charles, LA	Blue Ridge, GA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	94	98	100	4.3%
Heart Failure	95.3	102.8	100	7.9%
Hip Knee Replacement	97.9	99.5	100	1.6%
Pneumonia	96	90	100	6.3%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Lake Charles, LA	Blue Ridge, GA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$21,699	$22,603	$23,281	4.2%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,311	$16,521	$16,237	7.9%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$21,668	$22,039	$22,499	1.7%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,137	$15,139	$17,007	6.2%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Lake Charles, LA	Blue Ridge, GA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	5.5%	-6.9%	3.1%	225.5%
2015-2016	8.6%	5.9%	12.5%	31.4%
2016-2017	17.0%	17.1%	57.9%	0.6%
2017-2018	14.8%	43.8%	19.0%	195.9%
2018-2019	-4.2%	0.8%	-2.2%	119.0%
Since 2014	47.4%	67.4%	113.3%	42.2%

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