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Lake Charles, Louisiana vs. Chicago, Illinois

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Health
  6.9% lower in Chicago, Illinois
than in Lake Charles, Louisiana
   Insurance cost
Lake Charles, LAChicago, ILU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium98.773.7100  25.3%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Lake Charles, LAChicago, ILU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack94103.1100  9.7%
Heart Failure95.3104.1100  9.2%
Hip Knee Replacement97.9112.3100  14.7%
Pneumonia96110.4100  15.0%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Lake Charles, LAChicago, ILU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$21,699$23,800$23,281  9.7%
Heart Failure Hospital$15,311$16,722$16,237  9.2%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$21,668$24,870$22,499  14.8%
Pneumonia Hospital$16,137$18,557$17,007  15.0%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Lake Charles, LAChicago, ILU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20155.5%3.1%3.1%  43.6%
2015-20168.6%9.0%12.5%  4.7%
2016-201717.0%38.0%57.9%  123.5%
2017-201814.8%38.1%19.0%  157.4%
2018-2019-4.2%-1.6%-2.2%  61.9%
Since 201447.4%110.6%113.3%  133.3%
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