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8.2% higher in Greensboro, North Carolina
than in Ruston, Louisiana

Insurance cost

	Ruston, LA	Greensboro, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	100.8	131.5	100	30.5%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Ruston, LA	Greensboro, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	102.3	86.6	100	15.3%
Heart Failure	103.1	95.6	100	7.3%
Hip Knee Replacement	107.8	96.8	100	10.2%
Pneumonia	117.4	95.6	100	18.6%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Ruston, LA	Greensboro, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,602	$19,980	$23,281	15.3%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,569	$15,362	$16,237	7.3%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$23,870	$21,431	$22,499	10.2%
Pneumonia Hospital	$19,739	$16,081	$17,007	18.5%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Ruston, LA	Greensboro, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	5.5%	6.0%	3.1%	9.1%
2015-2016	8.6%	23.1%	12.5%	168.6%
2016-2017	17.0%	39.6%	57.9%	132.9%
2017-2018	14.8%	15.5%	19.0%	4.7%
2018-2019	-4.2%	-1.4%	-2.2%	66.7%
Since 2014	47.4%	107.4%	113.3%	126.6%

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