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Lake Charles, Louisiana vs. Winston-Salem, North Carolina

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Health
  6.7% higher in Winston-Salem, North Carolina
than in Lake Charles, Louisiana
   Insurance cost
Lake Charles, LAWinston-Salem, NCU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium98.7114.8100  16.3%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Lake Charles, LAWinston-Salem, NCU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack9489.2100  5.1%
Heart Failure95.395.1100  0.2%
Hip Knee Replacement97.993.1100  4.9%
Pneumonia9696.5100  0.5%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Lake Charles, LAWinston-Salem, NCU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$21,699$20,577$23,281  5.2%
Heart Failure Hospital$15,311$15,276$16,237  0.2%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$21,668$20,602$22,499  4.9%
Pneumonia Hospital$16,137$16,221$17,007  0.5%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Lake Charles, LAWinston-Salem, NCU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20155.5%6.0%3.1%  9.1%
2015-20168.6%23.1%12.5%  168.6%
2016-201717.0%39.6%57.9%  132.9%
2017-201814.8%15.5%19.0%  4.7%
2018-2019-4.2%-1.4%-2.2%  66.7%
Since 201447.4%107.4%113.3%  126.6%
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