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Wichita Falls, Texas vs. Lake Charles, Louisiana

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Health
  16.7% lower in Lake Charles, Louisiana
than in Wichita Falls, Texas
   Insurance cost
Wichita Falls, TXLake Charles, LAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium127.398.7100  22.5%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Wichita Falls, TXLake Charles, LAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack96.494100  2.5%
Heart Failure109.995.3100  13.3%
Hip Knee Replacement113.697.9100  13.8%
Pneumonia108.396100  11.4%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Wichita Falls, TXLake Charles, LAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$22,255$21,699$23,281  2.5%
Heart Failure Hospital$17,659$15,311$16,237  13.3%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$25,143$21,668$22,499  13.8%
Pneumonia Hospital$18,215$16,137$17,007  11.4%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Wichita Falls, TXLake Charles, LAU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20153.2%5.5%3.1%  71.9%
2015-20165.1%8.6%12.5%  68.6%
2016-201719.0%17.0%57.9%  10.5%
2017-201835.6%14.8%19.0%  58.4%
2018-20192.3%-4.2%-2.2%  282.6%
Since 201479.0%47.4%113.3%  40.0%
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