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8.7% lower in Carthage, Mississippi
than in Allentown, Pennsylvania

Insurance cost

	Allentown, PA	Carthage, MS	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	112.9	91.9	100	18.6%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Allentown, PA	Carthage, MS	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	100.6	94.5	100	6.1%
Heart Failure	100.7	100.1	100	0.6%
Hip Knee Replacement	97	117.1	100	20.7%
Pneumonia	100.1	88.5	100	11.6%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Allentown, PA	Carthage, MS	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,209	$21,800	$23,281	6.1%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,188	$16,087	$16,237	0.6%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$21,480	$25,929	$22,499	20.7%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,841	$14,890	$17,007	11.6%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Allentown, PA	Carthage, MS	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-1.7%	-19.6%	3.1%	1,052.9%
2015-2016	10.6%	-8.2%	12.5%	177.4%
2016-2017	52.3%	17.9%	57.9%	65.8%
2017-2018	45.2%	57.8%	19.0%	27.9%
2018-2019	-15.8%	0.4%	-2.2%	102.5%
Since 2014	102.5%	37.8%	113.3%	63.1%

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