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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania vs. Lake Charles, Louisiana

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Health
  1.1% lower in Lake Charles, Louisiana
than in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
   Insurance cost
Philadelphia, PALake Charles, LAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium89.398.7100  10.5%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Philadelphia, PALake Charles, LAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack104.794100  10.2%
Heart Failure106.595.3100  10.5%
Hip Knee Replacement109.697.9100  10.7%
Pneumonia110.396100  13.0%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Philadelphia, PALake Charles, LAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$24,166$21,699$23,281  10.2%
Heart Failure Hospital$17,110$15,311$16,237  10.5%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$24,254$21,668$22,499  10.7%
Pneumonia Hospital$18,541$16,137$17,007  13.0%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Philadelphia, PALake Charles, LAU.S. AvgDifference
2014-2015-1.7%5.5%3.1%  423.5%
2015-201610.6%8.6%12.5%  18.9%
2016-201752.3%17.0%57.9%  67.5%
2017-201845.2%14.8%19.0%  67.3%
2018-2019-15.8%-4.2%-2.2%  73.4%
Since 2014102.5%47.4%113.3%  53.8%
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