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Lake Charles, Louisiana vs. New Orleans, Louisiana

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Health
  12.4% lower in New Orleans, Louisiana
than in Lake Charles, Louisiana
   Insurance cost
Lake Charles, LANew Orleans, LAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium98.773.7100  25.3%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Lake Charles, LANew Orleans, LAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack9494.6100  0.6%
Heart Failure95.393.6100  1.8%
Hip Knee Replacement97.994.2100  3.8%
Pneumonia96108.6100  13.1%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Lake Charles, LANew Orleans, LAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$21,699$21,825$23,281  0.6%
Heart Failure Hospital$15,311$15,044$16,237  1.7%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$21,668$20,861$22,499  3.7%
Pneumonia Hospital$16,137$18,259$17,007  13.1%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Lake Charles, LANew Orleans, LAU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20155.5%5.5%3.1%  0.0%
2015-20168.6%8.6%12.5%  0.0%
2016-201717.0%17.0%57.9%  0.0%
2017-201814.8%14.8%19.0%  0.0%
2018-2019-4.2%-4.2%-2.2%  0.0%
Since 201447.4%47.4%113.3%  0.0%
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