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11.0% higher in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
than in Athens, Georgia

Insurance cost

	Athens, GA	Wilkes-Barre, PA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	82.9	92.3	100	11.3%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Athens, GA	Wilkes-Barre, PA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	89	94.3	100	6.0%
Heart Failure	94.1	98.8	100	5.0%
Hip Knee Replacement	100.6	119.7	100	19.0%
Pneumonia	97.3	104.5	100	7.4%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Athens, GA	Wilkes-Barre, PA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$20,530	$21,758	$23,281	6.0%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,113	$15,881	$16,237	5.1%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$22,270	$26,495	$22,499	19.0%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,359	$17,574	$17,007	7.4%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Athens, GA	Wilkes-Barre, PA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-6.9%	-1.7%	3.1%	75.4%
2015-2016	5.9%	10.6%	12.5%	79.7%
2016-2017	17.1%	52.3%	57.9%	205.8%
2017-2018	43.8%	45.2%	19.0%	3.2%
2018-2019	0.8%	-15.8%	-2.2%	2,075.0%
Since 2014	67.4%	102.5%	113.3%	52.1%

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