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Smithfield, North Carolina vs. Lake Charles, Louisiana

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Health
  2.2% lower in Lake Charles, Louisiana
than in Smithfield, North Carolina
   Insurance cost
Smithfield, NCLake Charles, LAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium92.398.7100  6.9%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Smithfield, NCLake Charles, LAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack103.394100  9.0%
Heart Failure92.995.3100  2.6%
Hip Knee Replacement117.397.9100  16.5%
Pneumonia105.996100  9.3%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Smithfield, NCLake Charles, LAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$23,848$21,699$23,281  9.0%
Heart Failure Hospital$14,920$15,311$16,237  2.6%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$25,960$21,668$22,499  16.5%
Pneumonia Hospital$17,804$16,137$17,007  9.4%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Smithfield, NCLake Charles, LAU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20156.0%5.5%3.1%  8.3%
2015-201623.1%8.6%12.5%  62.8%
2016-201739.6%17.0%57.9%  57.1%
2017-201815.5%14.8%19.0%  4.5%
2018-2019-1.4%-4.2%-2.2%  200.0%
Since 2014107.4%47.4%113.3%  55.9%
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