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Health
2.6% higher in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
than in Alabama, New York

Insurance cost

	Alabama, NY	Wilkes-Barre, PA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	94.8	92.3	100	2.6%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Alabama, NY	Wilkes-Barre, PA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	99.3	94.3	100	5.0%
Heart Failure	92.4	98.8	100	6.9%
Hip Knee Replacement	100.2	119.7	100	19.5%
Pneumonia	95.7	104.5	100	9.2%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Alabama, NY	Wilkes-Barre, PA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,906	$21,758	$23,281	5.0%
Heart Failure Hospital	$14,855	$15,881	$16,237	6.9%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$22,191	$26,495	$22,499	19.4%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,100	$17,574	$17,007	9.2%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Alabama, NY	Wilkes-Barre, PA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	10.8%	-1.7%	3.1%	115.7%
2015-2016	3.4%	10.6%	12.5%	211.8%
2016-2017	15.5%	52.3%	57.9%	237.4%
2017-2018	11.5%	45.2%	19.0%	293.0%
2018-2019	12.5%	-15.8%	-2.2%	226.4%
Since 2014	65.9%	102.5%	113.3%	55.5%

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