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Iowa City, Iowa vs. Scranton, Pennsylvania

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Health
  11.1% lower in Scranton, Pennsylvania
than in Iowa City, Iowa
   Insurance cost
Iowa City, IAScranton, PAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium140.792.3100  34.4%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Iowa City, IAScranton, PAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack89.7105100  17.1%
Heart Failure97.9114.9100  17.4%
Hip Knee Replacement82.9120.8100  45.7%
Pneumonia98.9112.1100  13.3%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Iowa City, IAScranton, PAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$20,690$24,229$23,281  17.1%
Heart Failure Hospital$15,735$18,464$16,237  17.3%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$18,358$26,753$22,499  45.7%
Pneumonia Hospital$16,623$18,849$17,007  13.4%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Iowa City, IAScranton, PAU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20154.7%-1.7%3.1%  136.2%
2015-201613.2%10.6%12.5%  19.7%
2016-201726.3%52.3%57.9%  98.9%
2017-201888.1%45.2%19.0%  48.7%
2018-20196.9%-15.8%-2.2%  329.0%
Since 2014201.2%102.5%113.3%  49.1%
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