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7.7% lower in Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts
than in Shreveport, Louisiana

Insurance cost

	Shreveport, LA	Buzzards Bay, MA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	82.3	64.3	100	21.9%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Shreveport, LA	Buzzards Bay, MA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	92.7	97.7	100	5.4%
Heart Failure	103.1	101.8	100	1.3%
Hip Knee Replacement	106.6	109.8	100	3.0%
Pneumonia	100	108.8	100	8.8%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Shreveport, LA	Buzzards Bay, MA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$21,390	$22,550	$23,281	5.4%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,568	$16,357	$16,237	1.3%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$23,593	$24,307	$22,499	3.0%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,810	$18,301	$17,007	8.9%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Shreveport, LA	Buzzards Bay, 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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