Wichita, Kansas vs. Reading, Pennsylvania

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Health
  3.8% higher in Reading, Pennsylvania
than in Wichita, Kansas
   Insurance cost
Wichita, KSReading, PAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium101.5114.6100  12.9%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Wichita, KSReading, PAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack103.795100  8.4%
Heart Failure104.6101.1100  3.3%
Hip Knee Replacement98.696.5100  2.1%
Pneumonia106.8100.4100  6.0%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Wichita, KSReading, PAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$23,924$21,911$23,281  8.4%
Heart Failure Hospital$16,806$16,247$16,237  3.3%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$21,823$21,368$22,499  2.1%
Pneumonia Hospital$17,958$16,879$17,007  6.0%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Wichita, KSReading, PAU.S. AvgDifference
2014-2015-4.6%-1.7%3.1%  63.0%
2015-201615.8%10.6%12.5%  32.9%
2016-201742.4%52.3%57.9%  23.3%
2017-201837.8%45.2%19.0%  19.6%
2018-20196.6%-15.8%-2.2%  339.4%
Since 2014131.0%102.5%113.3%  21.8%
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