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Scranton, Pennsylvania vs. Lake Charles, Louisiana

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Health
  5.3% lower in Lake Charles, Louisiana
than in Scranton, Pennsylvania
   Insurance cost
Scranton, PALake Charles, LAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium92.398.7100  6.9%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Scranton, PALake Charles, LAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack10594100  10.5%
Heart Failure114.995.3100  17.1%
Hip Knee Replacement120.897.9100  19.0%
Pneumonia112.196100  14.4%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Scranton, PALake Charles, LAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$24,229$21,699$23,281  10.4%
Heart Failure Hospital$18,464$15,311$16,237  17.1%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$26,753$21,668$22,499  19.0%
Pneumonia Hospital$18,849$16,137$17,007  14.4%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Scranton, PALake Charles, LAU.S. AvgDifference
2014-2015-1.7%5.5%3.1%  423.5%
2015-201610.6%8.6%12.5%  18.9%
2016-201752.3%17.0%57.9%  67.5%
2017-201845.2%14.8%19.0%  67.3%
2018-2019-15.8%-4.2%-2.2%  73.4%
Since 2014102.5%47.4%113.3%  53.8%
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