Ruston, Louisiana vs. Winston-Salem, North Carolina

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Health
  0.0% higher in Winston-Salem, North Carolina
than in Ruston, Louisiana
   Insurance cost
Ruston, LAWinston-Salem, NCU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium100.8114.8100  13.9%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Ruston, LAWinston-Salem, NCU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack102.389.2100  12.8%
Heart Failure103.195.1100  7.8%
Hip Knee Replacement107.893.1100  13.6%
Pneumonia117.496.5100  17.8%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Ruston, LAWinston-Salem, NCU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$23,602$20,577$23,281  12.8%
Heart Failure Hospital$16,569$15,276$16,237  7.8%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$23,870$20,602$22,499  13.7%
Pneumonia Hospital$19,739$16,221$17,007  17.8%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Ruston, LAWinston-Salem, NCU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20155.5%6.0%3.1%  9.1%
2015-20168.6%23.1%12.5%  168.6%
2016-201717.0%39.6%57.9%  132.9%
2017-201814.8%15.5%19.0%  4.7%
2018-2019-4.2%-1.4%-2.2%  66.7%
Since 201447.4%107.4%113.3%  126.6%
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