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11.9% lower in Billings, Montana
than in Ponchatoula, Louisiana

Insurance cost

	Ponchatoula, LA	Billings, MT	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	100.8	100.2	100	0.6%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Ponchatoula, LA	Billings, MT	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	107	97.9	100	8.5%
Heart Failure	121.3	95.4	100	21.4%
Hip Knee Replacement	133.3	86.7	100	35.0%
Pneumonia	110.5	94.2	100	14.8%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Ponchatoula, LA	Billings, MT	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$24,680	$22,597	$23,281	8.4%
Heart Failure Hospital	$19,486	$15,327	$16,237	21.3%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$29,519	$19,187	$22,499	35.0%
Pneumonia Hospital	$18,580	$15,834	$17,007	14.8%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Ponchatoula, LA	Billings, MT	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	5.5%	-5.5%	3.1%	200.0%
2015-2016	8.6%	34.7%	12.5%	303.5%
2016-2017	17.0%	44.4%	57.9%	161.2%
2017-2018	14.8%	12.9%	19.0%	12.8%
2018-2019	-4.2%	6.9%	-2.2%	264.3%
Since 2014	47.4%	121.7%	113.3%	156.8%

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