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13.5% higher in Lake Charles, Louisiana
than in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Insurance cost

	Pittsburgh, PA	Lake Charles, LA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	63.9	98.7	100	54.5%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Pittsburgh, PA	Lake Charles, LA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	104.1	94	100	9.7%
Heart Failure	110.4	95.3	100	13.7%
Hip Knee Replacement	106.4	97.9	100	8.0%
Pneumonia	113.7	96	100	15.6%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Pittsburgh, PA	Lake Charles, LA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$24,010	$21,699	$23,281	9.6%
Heart Failure Hospital	$17,732	$15,311	$16,237	13.7%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$23,548	$21,668	$22,499	8.0%
Pneumonia Hospital	$19,117	$16,137	$17,007	15.6%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Pittsburgh, PA	Lake Charles, LA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-1.7%	5.5%	3.1%	423.5%
2015-2016	10.6%	8.6%	12.5%	18.9%
2016-2017	52.3%	17.0%	57.9%	67.5%
2017-2018	45.2%	14.8%	19.0%	67.3%
2018-2019	-15.8%	-4.2%	-2.2%	73.4%
Since 2014	102.5%	47.4%	113.3%	53.8%

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