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Walnut Creek, California vs. Lake Charles, Louisiana

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Health
  11.0% lower in Lake Charles, Louisiana
than in Walnut Creek, California
   Insurance cost
Walnut Creek, CALake Charles, LAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium119.298.7100  17.2%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Walnut Creek, CALake Charles, LAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack102.494100  8.2%
Heart Failure99.295.3100  3.9%
Hip Knee Replacement97.897.9100  0.1%
Pneumonia97.396100  1.3%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Walnut Creek, CALake Charles, LAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$23,620$21,699$23,281  8.1%
Heart Failure Hospital$15,947$15,311$16,237  4.0%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$21,653$21,668$22,499  0.1%
Pneumonia Hospital$16,362$16,137$17,007  1.4%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Walnut Creek, CALake Charles, LAU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20154.0%5.5%3.1%  37.5%
2015-20160.0%8.6%12.5%  ∞%
2016-20179.3%17.0%57.9%  82.8%
2017-201826.1%14.8%19.0%  43.3%
2018-20191.2%-4.2%-2.2%  450.0%
Since 201445.0%47.4%113.3%  5.3%
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