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Opelousas, Louisiana vs. Lake Charles, Louisiana

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Health
  0.4% lower in Lake Charles, Louisiana
than in Opelousas, Louisiana
   Insurance cost
Opelousas, LALake Charles, LAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium86.498.7100  14.2%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Opelousas, LALake Charles, LAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack10394100  8.7%
Heart Failure113.595.3100  16.0%
Hip Knee Replacement114.297.9100  14.3%
Pneumonia106.196100  9.5%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Opelousas, LALake Charles, LAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$23,773$21,699$23,281  8.7%
Heart Failure Hospital$18,236$15,311$16,237  16.0%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$25,275$21,668$22,499  14.3%
Pneumonia Hospital$17,842$16,137$17,007  9.6%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Opelousas, 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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