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Health
13.1% higher in Lake Charles, Louisiana
than in Lowell, Arkansas

Insurance cost

	Lowell, AR	Lake Charles, LA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	72.4	98.7	100	36.3%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Lowell, AR	Lake Charles, LA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	101.1	94	100	7.0%
Heart Failure	99.5	95.3	100	4.2%
Hip Knee Replacement	94.8	97.9	100	3.3%
Pneumonia	106.5	96	100	9.9%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Lowell, AR	Lake Charles, LA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,320	$21,699	$23,281	7.0%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,992	$15,311	$16,237	4.3%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$20,984	$21,668	$22,499	3.3%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,915	$16,137	$17,007	9.9%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Lowell, AR	Lake Charles, LA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-3.1%	5.5%	3.1%	277.4%
2015-2016	4.6%	8.6%	12.5%	87.0%
2016-2017	-5.7%	17.0%	57.9%	398.2%
2017-2018	29.5%	14.8%	19.0%	49.8%
2018-2019	3.8%	-4.2%	-2.2%	210.5%
Since 2014	28.6%	47.4%	113.3%	65.7%

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