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New Orleans, Louisiana vs. Lake Charles, Louisiana

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Health
  14.2% higher in Lake Charles, Louisiana
than in New Orleans, Louisiana
   Insurance cost
New Orleans, LALake Charles, LAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium73.798.7100  33.9%
   Procedure & surgery cost
New Orleans, LALake Charles, LAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack94.694100  0.6%
Heart Failure93.695.3100  1.8%
Hip Knee Replacement94.297.9100  3.9%
Pneumonia108.696100  11.6%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
New Orleans, LALake Charles, LAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$21,825$21,699$23,281  0.6%
Heart Failure Hospital$15,044$15,311$16,237  1.8%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$20,861$21,668$22,499  3.9%
Pneumonia Hospital$18,259$16,137$17,007  11.6%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
New Orleans, LALake Charles, LAU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20155.5%5.5%3.1%  0.0%
2015-20168.6%8.6%12.5%  0.0%
2016-201717.0%17.0%57.9%  0.0%
2017-201814.8%14.8%19.0%  0.0%
2018-2019-4.2%-4.2%-2.2%  0.0%
Since 201447.4%47.4%113.3%  0.0%
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