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17.1% higher in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
than in Yakima, Washington

Insurance cost

	Yakima, WA	Baton Rouge, LA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	69.1	89.3	100	29.2%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Yakima, WA	Baton Rouge, LA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	98.8	98.9	100	0.1%
Heart Failure	96	99.7	100	3.9%
Hip Knee Replacement	95.2	115.5	100	21.3%
Pneumonia	96.7	100.3	100	3.7%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Yakima, WA	Baton Rouge, LA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,789	$22,822	$23,281	0.1%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,430	$16,012	$16,237	3.8%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$21,086	$25,580	$22,499	21.3%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,261	$16,870	$17,007	3.7%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Yakima, WA	Baton Rouge, LA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-17.9%	5.5%	3.1%	130.7%
2015-2016	5.6%	8.6%	12.5%	53.6%
2016-2017	-1.6%	17.0%	57.9%	1,162.5%
2017-2018	38.3%	14.8%	19.0%	61.4%
2018-2019	13.4%	-4.2%	-2.2%	131.3%
Since 2014	33.7%	47.4%	113.3%	40.7%

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