New Orleans, Louisiana vs. Topeka, Kansas

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Health
  20.9% higher in Topeka, Kansas
than in New Orleans, Louisiana
   Insurance cost
New Orleans, LATopeka, KSU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium73.7104.2100  41.4%
   Procedure & surgery cost
New Orleans, LATopeka, KSU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack94.6106.8100  12.9%
Heart Failure93.6108100  15.4%
Hip Knee Replacement94.290.6100  3.8%
Pneumonia108.6108.2100  0.4%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
New Orleans, LATopeka, KSU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$21,825$24,653$23,281  13.0%
Heart Failure Hospital$15,044$17,357$16,237  15.4%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$20,861$20,066$22,499  3.8%
Pneumonia Hospital$18,259$18,197$17,007  0.3%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
New Orleans, LATopeka, KSU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20155.5%-4.6%3.1%  183.6%
2015-20168.6%15.8%12.5%  83.7%
2016-201717.0%42.4%57.9%  149.4%
2017-201814.8%37.8%19.0%  155.4%
2018-2019-4.2%6.6%-2.2%  257.1%
Since 201447.4%131.0%113.3%  176.4%
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