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14.5% lower in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan
than in Ruston, Louisiana

Insurance cost

	Ruston, LA	Sault Ste. Marie, MI	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	100.8	82.7	100	18.0%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Ruston, LA	Sault Ste. Marie, MI	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	102.3	95.7	100	6.5%
Heart Failure	103.1	89.3	100	13.4%
Hip Knee Replacement	107.8	100.2	100	7.1%
Pneumonia	117.4	86.7	100	26.1%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Ruston, LA	Sault Ste. Marie, MI	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,602	$22,082	$23,281	6.4%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,569	$14,349	$16,237	13.4%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$23,870	$22,178	$22,499	7.1%
Pneumonia Hospital	$19,739	$14,573	$17,007	26.2%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Ruston, LA	Sault Ste. Marie, MI	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	5.5%	0.4%	3.1%	92.7%
2015-2016	8.6%	2.0%	12.5%	76.7%
2016-2017	17.0%	6.9%	57.9%	59.4%
2017-2018	14.8%	37.1%	19.0%	150.7%
2018-2019	-4.2%	0.5%	-2.2%	111.9%
Since 2014	47.4%	50.8%	113.3%	7.2%

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