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Merced, California vs. Lafayette, Louisiana

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  12.0% lower in Lafayette, Louisiana
than in Merced, California
   Insurance cost
Merced, CALafayette, LAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium111.586.4100  22.5%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Merced, CALafayette, LAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack105.5104.5100  0.9%
Heart Failure96.196.1100  0.0%
Hip Knee Replacement101.796.6100  5.0%
Pneumonia94.8105.1100  10.9%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Merced, CALafayette, LAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$24,334$24,106$23,281  0.9%
Heart Failure Hospital$15,441$15,447$16,237  0.0%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$22,519$21,380$22,499  5.1%
Pneumonia Hospital$15,935$17,673$17,007  10.9%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Merced, CALafayette, LAU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20154.0%5.5%3.1%  37.5%
2015-20160.0%8.6%12.5%  ∞%
2016-20179.3%17.0%57.9%  82.8%
2017-201826.1%14.8%19.0%  43.3%
2018-20191.2%-4.2%-2.2%  450.0%
Since 201445.0%47.4%113.3%  5.3%
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