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Lake Charles, Louisiana vs. Carthage, Texas

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Health
  10.6% higher in Carthage, Texas
than in Lake Charles, Louisiana
   Insurance cost
Lake Charles, LACarthage, TXU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium98.7113.1100  14.6%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Lake Charles, LACarthage, TXU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack9498.8100  5.1%
Heart Failure95.393.2100  2.2%
Hip Knee Replacement97.9107.8100  10.1%
Pneumonia96106.3100  10.7%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Lake Charles, LACarthage, TXU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$21,699$22,789$23,281  5.0%
Heart Failure Hospital$15,311$14,970$16,237  2.2%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$21,668$23,870$22,499  10.2%
Pneumonia Hospital$16,137$17,870$17,007  10.7%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Lake Charles, LACarthage, 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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