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St. Louis, Missouri vs. Lake Charles, Louisiana

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Health
  9.7% higher in Lake Charles, Louisiana
than in St. Louis, Missouri
   Insurance cost
St. Louis, MOLake Charles, LAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium80.898.7100  22.2%
   Procedure & surgery cost
St. Louis, MOLake Charles, LAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack98.894100  4.9%
Heart Failure10795.3100  10.9%
Hip Knee Replacement84.797.9100  15.6%
Pneumonia106.196100  9.5%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
St. Louis, MOLake Charles, LAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$22,801$21,699$23,281  4.8%
Heart Failure Hospital$17,199$15,311$16,237  11.0%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$18,758$21,668$22,499  15.5%
Pneumonia Hospital$17,843$16,137$17,007  9.6%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
St. Louis, MOLake Charles, LAU.S. AvgDifference
2014-2015-1.0%5.5%3.1%  650.0%
2015-201610.6%8.6%12.5%  18.9%
2016-201718.5%17.0%57.9%  8.1%
2017-201842.2%14.8%19.0%  64.9%
2018-2019-5.7%-4.2%-2.2%  26.3%
Since 201473.9%47.4%113.3%  35.9%
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