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13.8% higher in Penobscot, Maine
than in Ruston, Louisiana

Insurance cost

	Ruston, LA	Penobscot, ME	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	100.8	137.6	100	36.5%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Ruston, LA	Penobscot, ME	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	102.3	88.5	100	13.5%
Heart Failure	103.1	104.7	100	1.6%
Hip Knee Replacement	107.8	103.5	100	4.0%
Pneumonia	117.4	103.4	100	11.9%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Ruston, LA	Penobscot, ME	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,602	$20,430	$23,281	13.4%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,569	$16,818	$16,237	1.5%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$23,870	$22,921	$22,499	4.0%
Pneumonia Hospital	$19,739	$17,379	$17,007	12.0%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Ruston, LA	Penobscot, ME	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	5.5%	-1.2%	3.1%	121.8%
2015-2016	8.6%	4.4%	12.5%	48.8%
2016-2017	17.0%	14.9%	57.9%	12.4%
2017-2018	14.8%	52.7%	19.0%	256.1%
2018-2019	-4.2%	-7.5%	-2.2%	78.6%
Since 2014	47.4%	67.4%	113.3%	42.2%

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