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16.5% higher in Lake Charles, Louisiana
than in Silver City, New Mexico

Insurance cost

	Silver City, NM	Lake Charles, LA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	74.3	98.7	100	32.8%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Silver City, NM	Lake Charles, LA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	94.8	94	100	0.8%
Heart Failure	86.4	95.3	100	10.3%
Hip Knee Replacement	95.3	97.9	100	2.7%
Pneumonia	89.6	96	100	7.1%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Silver City, NM	Lake Charles, LA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$21,875	$21,699	$23,281	0.8%
Heart Failure Hospital	$13,877	$15,311	$16,237	10.3%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$21,106	$21,668	$22,499	2.7%
Pneumonia Hospital	$15,075	$16,137	$17,007	7.0%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Silver City, NM	Lake Charles, LA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-12.4%	5.5%	3.1%	144.4%
2015-2016	7.1%	8.6%	12.5%	21.1%
2016-2017	28.8%	17.0%	57.9%	41.0%
2017-2018	51.6%	14.8%	19.0%	71.3%
2018-2019	-11.8%	-4.2%	-2.2%	64.4%
Since 2014	61.5%	47.4%	113.3%	22.9%

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