Schenectady, New York vs. Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania

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Health
  0.7% higher in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
than in Schenectady, New York
   Insurance cost
Schenectady, NYWilkes-Barre, PAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium103.192.3100  10.5%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Schenectady, NYWilkes-Barre, PAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack85.594.3100  10.3%
Heart Failure94.198.8100  5.0%
Hip Knee Replacement97.5119.7100  22.8%
Pneumonia97.9104.5100  6.7%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Schenectady, NYWilkes-Barre, PAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$19,726$21,758$23,281  10.3%
Heart Failure Hospital$15,117$15,881$16,237  5.1%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$21,593$26,495$22,499  22.7%
Pneumonia Hospital$16,469$17,574$17,007  6.7%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Schenectady, NYWilkes-Barre, PAU.S. AvgDifference
2014-201510.8%-1.7%3.1%  115.7%
2015-20163.4%10.6%12.5%  211.8%
2016-201715.5%52.3%57.9%  237.4%
2017-201811.5%45.2%19.0%  293.0%
2018-201912.5%-15.8%-2.2%  226.4%
Since 201465.9%102.5%113.3%  55.5%
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