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4.7% lower in Lake Charles, Louisiana
than in Union, Kentucky

Insurance cost

	Union, KY	Lake Charles, LA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	99.6	98.7	100	0.9%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Union, KY	Lake Charles, LA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	103.4	94	100	9.1%
Heart Failure	104.4	95.3	100	8.7%
Hip Knee Replacement	103.5	97.9	100	5.4%
Pneumonia	109.1	96	100	12.0%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Union, KY	Lake Charles, LA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,866	$21,699	$23,281	9.1%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,772	$15,311	$16,237	8.7%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$22,918	$21,668	$22,499	5.5%
Pneumonia Hospital	$18,343	$16,137	$17,007	12.0%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Union, KY	Lake Charles, LA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	7.7%	5.5%	3.1%	28.6%
2015-2016	-1.9%	8.6%	12.5%	552.6%
2016-2017	10.7%	17.0%	57.9%	58.9%
2017-2018	46.0%	14.8%	19.0%	67.8%
2018-2019	9.0%	-4.2%	-2.2%	146.7%
Since 2014	86.2%	47.4%	113.3%	45.0%

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