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1.7% higher in Scranton, Pennsylvania
than in Abilene, Kansas

Insurance cost

	Abilene, KS	Scranton, PA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	101.5	92.3	100	9.1%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Abilene, KS	Scranton, PA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	101.6	105	100	3.3%
Heart Failure	105.4	114.9	100	9.0%
Hip Knee Replacement	96.3	120.8	100	25.4%
Pneumonia	101.9	112.1	100	10.0%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Abilene, KS	Scranton, PA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,448	$24,229	$23,281	3.3%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,941	$18,464	$16,237	9.0%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$21,319	$26,753	$22,499	25.5%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,137	$18,849	$17,007	10.0%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Abilene, KS	Scranton, PA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-4.6%	-1.7%	3.1%	63.0%
2015-2016	15.8%	10.6%	12.5%	32.9%
2016-2017	42.4%	52.3%	57.9%	23.3%
2017-2018	37.8%	45.2%	19.0%	19.6%
2018-2019	6.6%	-15.8%	-2.2%	339.4%
Since 2014	131.0%	102.5%	113.3%	21.8%

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