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9.8% lower in Palm Desert, California
than in Lake Charles, Louisiana

Insurance cost

	Lake Charles, LA	Palm Desert, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	98.7	72.2	100	26.8%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Lake Charles, LA	Palm Desert, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	94	104.2	100	10.9%
Heart Failure	95.3	105.2	100	10.4%
Hip Knee Replacement	97.9	98.5	100	0.6%
Pneumonia	96	109.5	100	14.1%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Lake Charles, LA	Palm Desert, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$21,699	$24,035	$23,281	10.8%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,311	$16,911	$16,237	10.5%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$21,668	$21,804	$22,499	0.6%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,137	$18,410	$17,007	14.1%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Lake Charles, LA	Palm Desert, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	5.5%	4.0%	3.1%	27.3%
2015-2016	8.6%	0.0%	12.5%	100.0%
2016-2017	17.0%	9.3%	57.9%	45.3%
2017-2018	14.8%	26.1%	19.0%	76.4%
2018-2019	-4.2%	1.2%	-2.2%	128.6%
Since 2014	47.4%	45.0%	113.3%	5.1%

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