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15.2% lower in Lake Charles, Louisiana
than in Urbandale, Iowa

Insurance cost

	Urbandale, IA	Lake Charles, LA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	137	98.7	100	28.0%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Urbandale, IA	Lake Charles, LA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	94.1	94	100	0.1%
Heart Failure	95.8	95.3	100	0.5%
Hip Knee Replacement	88.5	97.9	100	10.6%
Pneumonia	94.7	96	100	1.4%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Urbandale, IA	Lake Charles, LA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$21,724	$21,699	$23,281	0.1%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,395	$15,311	$16,237	0.5%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$19,585	$21,668	$22,499	10.6%
Pneumonia Hospital	$15,918	$16,137	$17,007	1.4%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Urbandale, IA	Lake Charles, LA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	4.7%	5.5%	3.1%	17.0%
2015-2016	13.2%	8.6%	12.5%	34.8%
2016-2017	26.3%	17.0%	57.9%	35.4%
2017-2018	88.1%	14.8%	19.0%	83.2%
2018-2019	6.9%	-4.2%	-2.2%	160.9%
Since 2014	201.2%	47.4%	113.3%	76.4%

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