Asheville, North Carolina vs. Scranton, Pennsylvania

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Health
  10.9% lower in Scranton, Pennsylvania
than in Asheville, North Carolina
   Insurance cost
Asheville, NCScranton, PAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium131.592.3100  29.8%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Asheville, NCScranton, PAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack92.1105100  14.0%
Heart Failure101.2114.9100  13.5%
Hip Knee Replacement101.8120.8100  18.7%
Pneumonia104112.1100  7.8%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Asheville, NCScranton, PAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$21,250$24,229$23,281  14.0%
Heart Failure Hospital$16,266$18,464$16,237  13.5%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$22,542$26,753$22,499  18.7%
Pneumonia Hospital$17,495$18,849$17,007  7.7%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Asheville, NCScranton, PAU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20156.0%-1.7%3.1%  128.3%
2015-201623.1%10.6%12.5%  54.1%
2016-201739.6%52.3%57.9%  32.1%
2017-201815.5%45.2%19.0%  191.6%
2018-2019-1.4%-15.8%-2.2%  1,028.6%
Since 2014107.4%102.5%113.3%  4.6%
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