Albuquerque, New Mexico vs. Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania

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Health
  21.8% higher in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
than in Albuquerque, New Mexico
   Insurance cost
Albuquerque, NMWilkes-Barre, PAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium65.392.3100  41.3%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Albuquerque, NMWilkes-Barre, PAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack9594.3100  0.7%
Heart Failure98.298.8100  0.6%
Hip Knee Replacement98.2119.7100  21.9%
Pneumonia96.5104.5100  8.3%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Albuquerque, NMWilkes-Barre, PAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$21,918$21,758$23,281  0.7%
Heart Failure Hospital$15,786$15,881$16,237  0.6%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$21,746$26,495$22,499  21.8%
Pneumonia Hospital$16,223$17,574$17,007  8.3%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Albuquerque, NMWilkes-Barre, PAU.S. AvgDifference
2014-2015-12.4%-1.7%3.1%  86.3%
2015-20167.1%10.6%12.5%  49.3%
2016-201728.8%52.3%57.9%  81.6%
2017-201851.6%45.2%19.0%  12.4%
2018-2019-11.8%-15.8%-2.2%  33.9%
Since 201461.5%102.5%113.3%  66.7%
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