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Palo Alto, California vs. Lake Charles, Louisiana

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Health
  3.2% lower in Lake Charles, Louisiana
than in Palo Alto, California
   Insurance cost
Palo Alto, CALake Charles, LAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium97.398.7100  1.4%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Palo Alto, CALake Charles, LAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack102.794100  8.5%
Heart Failure101.995.3100  6.5%
Hip Knee Replacement105.197.9100  6.9%
Pneumonia104.396100  8.0%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Palo Alto, CALake Charles, LAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$23,705$21,699$23,281  8.5%
Heart Failure Hospital$16,366$15,311$16,237  6.4%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$23,270$21,668$22,499  6.9%
Pneumonia Hospital$17,545$16,137$17,007  8.0%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Palo Alto, CALake Charles, 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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