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10.9% lower in Lafayette, Louisiana
than in Wise, Virginia

Insurance cost

	Wise, VA	Lafayette, LA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	113.4	86.4	100	23.8%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Wise, VA	Lafayette, LA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	94	104.5	100	11.2%
Heart Failure	95.5	96.1	100	0.6%
Hip Knee Replacement	98.7	96.6	100	2.1%
Pneumonia	97	105.1	100	8.4%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Wise, VA	Lafayette, LA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$21,702	$24,106	$23,281	11.1%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,343	$15,447	$16,237	0.7%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$21,852	$21,380	$22,499	2.2%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,311	$17,673	$17,007	8.4%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Wise, VA	Lafayette, LA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	3.3%	5.5%	3.1%	66.7%
2015-2016	3.9%	8.6%	12.5%	120.5%
2016-2017	10.3%	17.0%	57.9%	65.0%
2017-2018	66.1%	14.8%	19.0%	77.6%
2018-2019	3.7%	-4.2%	-2.2%	213.5%
Since 2014	104.0%	47.4%	113.3%	54.4%

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