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0.9% higher in Joliet, Illinois
than in Lake Charles, Louisiana

Insurance cost

	Lake Charles, LA	Joliet, IL	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	98.7	86.9	100	12.0%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Lake Charles, LA	Joliet, IL	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	94	105.1	100	11.8%
Heart Failure	95.3	105.4	100	10.6%
Hip Knee Replacement	97.9	117.5	100	20.0%
Pneumonia	96	106.6	100	11.0%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Lake Charles, LA	Joliet, IL	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$21,699	$24,261	$23,281	11.8%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,311	$16,939	$16,237	10.6%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$21,668	$26,020	$22,499	20.1%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,137	$17,925	$17,007	11.1%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Lake Charles, LA	Joliet, IL	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	5.5%	3.1%	3.1%	43.6%
2015-2016	8.6%	9.0%	12.5%	4.7%
2016-2017	17.0%	38.0%	57.9%	123.5%
2017-2018	14.8%	38.1%	19.0%	157.4%
2018-2019	-4.2%	-1.6%	-2.2%	61.9%
Since 2014	47.4%	110.6%	113.3%	133.3%

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