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19.2% lower in Wellesley, Massachusetts
than in Ruston, Louisiana

Insurance cost

	Ruston, LA	Wellesley, MA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	100.8	62.8	100	37.7%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Ruston, LA	Wellesley, MA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	102.3	104.4	100	2.1%
Heart Failure	103.1	104.3	100	1.2%
Hip Knee Replacement	107.8	106.2	100	1.5%
Pneumonia	117.4	104.5	100	11.0%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Ruston, LA	Wellesley, MA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,602	$24,085	$23,281	2.0%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,569	$16,762	$16,237	1.2%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$23,870	$23,520	$22,499	1.5%
Pneumonia Hospital	$19,739	$17,580	$17,007	10.9%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Ruston, LA	Wellesley, MA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	5.5%	-2.6%	3.1%	147.3%
2015-2016	8.6%	-1.5%	12.5%	117.4%
2016-2017	17.0%	-2.7%	57.9%	115.9%
2017-2018	14.8%	26.4%	19.0%	78.4%
2018-2019	-4.2%	5.1%	-2.2%	221.4%
Since 2014	47.4%	23.9%	113.3%	49.6%

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