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6.1% lower in Somerset township (Somerset County), Pennsylvania
than in Lake Charles, Louisiana

Insurance cost

	Lake Charles, LA	Somerset township (Somerset County), PA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	98.7	83.9	100	15.0%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Lake Charles, LA	Somerset township (Somerset County), PA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	94	90.2	100	4.0%
Heart Failure	95.3	101.3	100	6.3%
Hip Knee Replacement	97.9	100.1	100	2.2%
Pneumonia	96	111.5	100	16.1%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Lake Charles, LA	Somerset township (Somerset County), PA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$21,699	$20,816	$23,281	4.1%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,311	$16,279	$16,237	6.3%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$21,668	$22,153	$22,499	2.2%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,137	$18,748	$17,007	16.2%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Lake Charles, LA	Somerset township (Somerset County), PA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	5.5%	-1.7%	3.1%	130.9%
2015-2016	8.6%	10.6%	12.5%	23.3%
2016-2017	17.0%	52.3%	57.9%	207.6%
2017-2018	14.8%	45.2%	19.0%	205.4%
2018-2019	-4.2%	-15.8%	-2.2%	276.2%
Since 2014	47.4%	102.5%	113.3%	116.2%

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