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Lake Charles, Louisiana vs. Boston, Massachusetts

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Health
  14.3% lower in Boston, Massachusetts
than in Lake Charles, Louisiana
   Insurance cost
Lake Charles, LABoston, MAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium98.761.8100  37.4%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Lake Charles, LABoston, MAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack94102.9100  9.5%
Heart Failure95.3101.2100  6.2%
Hip Knee Replacement97.9110.4100  12.8%
Pneumonia96102100  6.3%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Lake Charles, LABoston, MAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$21,699$23,736$23,281  9.4%
Heart Failure Hospital$15,311$16,264$16,237  6.2%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$21,668$24,442$22,499  12.8%
Pneumonia Hospital$16,137$17,153$17,007  6.3%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Lake Charles, LABoston, MAU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20155.5%-2.6%3.1%  147.3%
2015-20168.6%-1.5%12.5%  117.4%
2016-201717.0%-2.7%57.9%  115.9%
2017-201814.8%26.4%19.0%  78.4%
2018-2019-4.2%5.1%-2.2%  221.4%
Since 201447.4%23.9%113.3%  49.6%
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