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14.2% lower in Boulder, Colorado
than in Ponchatoula, Louisiana

Insurance cost

	Ponchatoula, LA	Boulder, CO	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	100.8	89.4	100	11.3%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Ponchatoula, LA	Boulder, CO	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	107	103	100	3.7%
Heart Failure	121.3	105	100	13.4%
Hip Knee Replacement	133.3	92.4	100	30.7%
Pneumonia	110.5	97.6	100	11.7%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Ponchatoula, LA	Boulder, CO	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$24,680	$23,766	$23,281	3.7%
Heart Failure Hospital	$19,486	$16,867	$16,237	13.4%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$29,519	$20,456	$22,499	30.7%
Pneumonia Hospital	$18,580	$16,404	$17,007	11.7%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Ponchatoula, LA	Boulder, CO	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	5.5%	12.0%	3.1%	118.2%
2015-2016	8.6%	-0.3%	12.5%	103.5%
2016-2017	17.0%	14.7%	57.9%	13.5%
2017-2018	14.8%	33.5%	19.0%	126.4%
2018-2019	-4.2%	3.8%	-2.2%	190.5%
Since 2014	47.4%	77.5%	113.3%	63.5%

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