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8.8% lower in Elizabeth, New Jersey
than in Lake Charles, Louisiana

Insurance cost

	Lake Charles, LA	Elizabeth, NJ	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	98.7	66.8	100	32.3%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Lake Charles, LA	Elizabeth, NJ	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	94	115.7	100	23.1%
Heart Failure	95.3	119.2	100	25.1%
Hip Knee Replacement	97.9	92.4	100	5.6%
Pneumonia	96	127.8	100	33.1%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Lake Charles, LA	Elizabeth, NJ	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$21,699	$26,690	$23,281	23.0%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,311	$19,158	$16,237	25.1%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$21,668	$20,467	$22,499	5.5%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,137	$21,491	$17,007	33.2%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Lake Charles, LA	Elizabeth, NJ	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	5.5%	-2.2%	3.1%	140.0%
2015-2016	8.6%	5.1%	12.5%	40.7%
2016-2017	17.0%	4.8%	57.9%	71.8%
2017-2018	14.8%	18.7%	19.0%	26.4%
2018-2019	-4.2%	-14.8%	-2.2%	252.4%
Since 2014	47.4%	9.0%	113.3%	81.0%

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