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4.7% higher in Muscle Shoals, Alabama
than in Lake Charles, Louisiana

Insurance cost

	Lake Charles, LA	Muscle Shoals, AL	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	98.7	102.1	100	3.4%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Lake Charles, LA	Muscle Shoals, AL	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	94	96.1	100	2.2%
Heart Failure	95.3	98.5	100	3.4%
Hip Knee Replacement	97.9	111.4	100	13.8%
Pneumonia	96	96.7	100	0.7%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Lake Charles, LA	Muscle Shoals, AL	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$21,699	$22,166	$23,281	2.2%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,311	$15,821	$16,237	3.3%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$21,668	$24,657	$22,499	13.8%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,137	$16,260	$17,007	0.8%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Lake Charles, LA	Muscle Shoals, AL	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	5.5%	3.1%	3.1%	43.6%
2015-2016	8.6%	12.5%	12.5%	45.3%
2016-2017	17.0%	57.9%	57.9%	240.6%
2017-2018	14.8%	19.0%	19.0%	28.4%
2018-2019	-4.2%	-2.2%	-2.2%	47.6%
Since 2014	47.4%	113.3%	113.3%	139.0%

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