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Health
5.5% higher in Port St. Lucie, Florida
than in Lake Charles, Louisiana

Insurance cost

	Lake Charles, LA	Port St. Lucie, FL	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	98.7	96.2	100	2.5%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Lake Charles, LA	Port St. Lucie, FL	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	94	102.7	100	9.3%
Heart Failure	95.3	105.4	100	10.6%
Hip Knee Replacement	97.9	115.4	100	17.9%
Pneumonia	96	113.3	100	18.0%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Lake Charles, LA	Port St. Lucie, FL	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$21,699	$23,688	$23,281	9.2%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,311	$16,942	$16,237	10.7%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$21,668	$25,545	$22,499	17.9%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,137	$19,048	$17,007	18.0%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Lake Charles, LA	Port St. Lucie, FL	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	5.5%	6.0%	3.1%	9.1%
2015-2016	8.6%	1.8%	12.5%	79.1%
2016-2017	17.0%	15.3%	57.9%	10.0%
2017-2018	14.8%	40.8%	19.0%	175.7%
2018-2019	-4.2%	2.4%	-2.2%	157.1%
Since 2014	47.4%	79.3%	113.3%	67.3%

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