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Lake Charles, Louisiana vs. Kalamazoo, Michigan

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Health
  8.0% lower in Kalamazoo, Michigan
than in Lake Charles, Louisiana
   Insurance cost
Lake Charles, LAKalamazoo, MIU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium98.787.3100  11.6%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Lake Charles, LAKalamazoo, MIU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack9495.5100  1.6%
Heart Failure95.398.3100  3.1%
Hip Knee Replacement97.981.8100  16.4%
Pneumonia9696.9100  0.9%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Lake Charles, LAKalamazoo, MIU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$21,699$22,044$23,281  1.6%
Heart Failure Hospital$15,311$15,790$16,237  3.1%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$21,668$18,107$22,499  16.4%
Pneumonia Hospital$16,137$16,293$17,007  1.0%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Lake Charles, LAKalamazoo, MIU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20155.5%0.4%3.1%  92.7%
2015-20168.6%2.0%12.5%  76.7%
2016-201717.0%6.9%57.9%  59.4%
2017-201814.8%37.1%19.0%  150.7%
2018-2019-4.2%0.5%-2.2%  111.9%
Since 201447.4%50.8%113.3%  7.2%
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