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4.4% lower in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
than in Gaffney, South Carolina

Insurance cost

	Gaffney, SC	Wilkes-Barre, PA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	104	92.3	100	11.3%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Gaffney, SC	Wilkes-Barre, PA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	96.8	94.3	100	2.6%
Heart Failure	98.3	98.8	100	0.5%
Hip Knee Replacement	110.2	119.7	100	8.6%
Pneumonia	103	104.5	100	1.5%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Gaffney, SC	Wilkes-Barre, PA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,344	$21,758	$23,281	2.6%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,791	$15,881	$16,237	0.6%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$24,401	$26,495	$22,499	8.6%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,328	$17,574	$17,007	1.4%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Gaffney, SC	Wilkes-Barre, PA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	0.0%	-1.7%	3.1%	∞%
2015-2016	11.1%	10.6%	12.5%	4.5%
2016-2017	28.2%	52.3%	57.9%	85.5%
2017-2018	34.7%	45.2%	19.0%	30.3%
2018-2019	6.2%	-15.8%	-2.2%	354.8%
Since 2014	103.7%	102.5%	113.3%	1.2%

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