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Health
  5.0% lower in Houston, Texas
than in Lake Charles, Louisiana
   Insurance cost
Lake Charles, LAHouston, TXU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium98.775.4100  23.6%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Lake Charles, LAHouston, TXU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack94106.5100  13.3%
Heart Failure95.3112.9100  18.5%
Hip Knee Replacement97.9103.2100  5.4%
Pneumonia96124.1100  29.3%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Lake Charles, LAHouston, TXU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$21,699$24,565$23,281  13.2%
Heart Failure Hospital$15,311$18,146$16,237  18.5%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$21,668$22,855$22,499  5.5%
Pneumonia Hospital$16,137$20,870$17,007  29.3%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Lake Charles, LAHouston, 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%
   Health Insurance Premiums
      State average
Cost of Taxes