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25.3% lower in Lake Charles, Louisiana
than in Omaha, Nebraska

Insurance cost

	Omaha, NE	Lake Charles, LA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	157.6	98.7	100	37.4%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Omaha, NE	Lake Charles, LA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	103.9	94	100	9.5%
Heart Failure	106.3	95.3	100	10.3%
Hip Knee Replacement	97.9	97.9	100	0.0%
Pneumonia	108.5	96	100	11.5%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Omaha, NE	Lake Charles, LA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,984	$21,699	$23,281	9.5%
Heart Failure Hospital	$17,077	$15,311	$16,237	10.3%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$21,671	$21,668	$22,499	0.0%
Pneumonia Hospital	$18,251	$16,137	$17,007	11.6%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Omaha, NE	Lake Charles, LA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	18.9%	5.5%	3.1%	70.9%
2015-2016	12.2%	8.6%	12.5%	29.5%
2016-2017	52.7%	17.0%	57.9%	67.7%
2017-2018	51.3%	14.8%	19.0%	71.2%
2018-2019	9.3%	-4.2%	-2.2%	145.2%
Since 2014	236.5%	47.4%	113.3%	80.0%

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