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8.4% lower in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
than in Reading, Pennsylvania

Insurance cost

	Reading, PA	Baton Rouge, LA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	114.6	89.3	100	22.1%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Reading, PA	Baton Rouge, LA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	95	98.9	100	4.1%
Heart Failure	101.1	99.7	100	1.4%
Hip Knee Replacement	96.5	115.5	100	19.7%
Pneumonia	100.4	100.3	100	0.1%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Reading, PA	Baton Rouge, LA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$21,911	$22,822	$23,281	4.2%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,247	$16,012	$16,237	1.4%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$21,368	$25,580	$22,499	19.7%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,879	$16,870	$17,007	0.1%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Reading, PA	Baton Rouge, 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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