Worcester, Massachusetts vs. Baton Rouge, Louisiana

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Health
  12.1% higher in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
than in Worcester, Massachusetts
   Insurance cost
Worcester, MABaton Rouge, LAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium65.889.3100  35.7%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Worcester, MABaton Rouge, LAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack103.898.9100  4.7%
Heart Failure106.199.7100  6.0%
Hip Knee Replacement114.1115.5100  1.2%
Pneumonia102100.3100  1.7%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Worcester, MABaton Rouge, LAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$23,950$22,822$23,281  4.7%
Heart Failure Hospital$17,055$16,012$16,237  6.1%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$25,254$25,580$22,499  1.3%
Pneumonia Hospital$17,151$16,870$17,007  1.6%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Worcester, MABaton Rouge, LAU.S. AvgDifference
2014-2015-2.6%5.5%3.1%  311.5%
2015-2016-1.5%8.6%12.5%  673.3%
2016-2017-2.7%17.0%57.9%  729.6%
2017-201826.4%14.8%19.0%  43.9%
2018-20195.1%-4.2%-2.2%  182.4%
Since 201423.9%47.4%113.3%  98.3%
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