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7.0% lower in Wichita, Kansas
than in Ponchatoula, Louisiana

Insurance cost

	Ponchatoula, LA	Wichita, KS	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	100.8	101.5	100	0.7%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Ponchatoula, LA	Wichita, KS	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	107	103.7	100	3.1%
Heart Failure	121.3	104.6	100	13.8%
Hip Knee Replacement	133.3	98.6	100	26.0%
Pneumonia	110.5	106.8	100	3.3%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Ponchatoula, LA	Wichita, KS	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$24,680	$23,924	$23,281	3.1%
Heart Failure Hospital	$19,486	$16,806	$16,237	13.8%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$29,519	$21,823	$22,499	26.1%
Pneumonia Hospital	$18,580	$17,958	$17,007	3.3%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Ponchatoula, LA	Wichita, KS	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	5.5%	-4.6%	3.1%	183.6%
2015-2016	8.6%	15.8%	12.5%	83.7%
2016-2017	17.0%	42.4%	57.9%	149.4%
2017-2018	14.8%	37.8%	19.0%	155.4%
2018-2019	-4.2%	6.6%	-2.2%	257.1%
Since 2014	47.4%	131.0%	113.3%	176.4%

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