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Elkins, West Virginia vs. Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania

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Health
  14.5% lower in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
than in Elkins, West Virginia
   Insurance cost
Elkins, WVWilkes-Barre, PAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium129.992.3100  28.9%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Elkins, WVWilkes-Barre, PAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack99.494.3100  5.1%
Heart Failure90.198.8100  9.7%
Hip Knee Replacement109.7119.7100  9.1%
Pneumonia97.8104.5100  6.9%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Elkins, WVWilkes-Barre, PAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$22,937$21,758$23,281  5.1%
Heart Failure Hospital$14,482$15,881$16,237  9.7%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$24,289$26,495$22,499  9.1%
Pneumonia Hospital$16,448$17,574$17,007  6.8%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Elkins, WVWilkes-Barre, PAU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20152.8%-1.7%3.1%  160.7%
2015-201624.2%10.6%12.5%  56.2%
2016-201731.5%52.3%57.9%  66.0%
2017-201815.5%45.2%19.0%  191.6%
2018-20199.4%-15.8%-2.2%  268.1%
Since 2014112.1%102.5%113.3%  8.6%
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