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Health
2.7% higher in New Orleans, Louisiana
than in Traverse City, Michigan

Insurance cost

	Traverse City, MI	New Orleans, LA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	78.5	73.7	100	6.1%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Traverse City, MI	New Orleans, LA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	89.4	94.6	100	5.8%
Heart Failure	95.3	93.6	100	1.8%
Hip Knee Replacement	76.8	94.2	100	22.7%
Pneumonia	97.8	108.6	100	11.0%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Traverse City, MI	New Orleans, LA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$20,626	$21,825	$23,281	5.8%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,311	$15,044	$16,237	1.7%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$17,004	$20,861	$22,499	22.7%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,442	$18,259	$17,007	11.1%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Traverse City, MI	New Orleans, LA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	0.4%	5.5%	3.1%	1,275.0%
2015-2016	2.0%	8.6%	12.5%	330.0%
2016-2017	6.9%	17.0%	57.9%	146.4%
2017-2018	37.1%	14.8%	19.0%	60.1%
2018-2019	0.5%	-4.2%	-2.2%	940.0%
Since 2014	50.8%	47.4%	113.3%	6.7%

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