Wichita Falls, Texas vs. New Orleans, Louisiana

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Health
  27.1% lower in New Orleans, Louisiana
than in Wichita Falls, Texas
   Insurance cost
Wichita Falls, TXNew Orleans, LAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium127.373.7100  42.1%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Wichita Falls, TXNew Orleans, LAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack96.494.6100  1.9%
Heart Failure109.993.6100  14.8%
Hip Knee Replacement113.694.2100  17.1%
Pneumonia108.3108.6100  0.3%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Wichita Falls, TXNew Orleans, LAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$22,255$21,825$23,281  1.9%
Heart Failure Hospital$17,659$15,044$16,237  14.8%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$25,143$20,861$22,499  17.0%
Pneumonia Hospital$18,215$18,259$17,007  0.2%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Wichita Falls, TXNew Orleans, 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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