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Lake Charles, Louisiana vs. West Fork, Arkansas

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Health
  9.7% lower in West Fork, Arkansas
than in Lake Charles, Louisiana
   Insurance cost
Lake Charles, LAWest Fork, ARU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium98.772.4100  26.6%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Lake Charles, LAWest Fork, ARU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack94103.8100  10.4%
Heart Failure95.3107.7100  13.0%
Hip Knee Replacement97.9101.4100  3.6%
Pneumonia96101.9100  6.1%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Lake Charles, LAWest Fork, ARU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$21,699$23,949$23,281  10.4%
Heart Failure Hospital$15,311$17,306$16,237  13.0%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$21,668$22,451$22,499  3.6%
Pneumonia Hospital$16,137$17,139$17,007  6.2%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Lake Charles, LAWest Fork, ARU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20155.5%-3.1%3.1%  156.4%
2015-20168.6%4.6%12.5%  46.5%
2016-201717.0%-5.7%57.9%  133.5%
2017-201814.8%29.5%19.0%  99.3%
2018-2019-4.2%3.8%-2.2%  190.5%
Since 201447.4%28.6%113.3%  39.7%
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