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6.5% lower in Wayne, New Jersey
than in Joplin, Missouri

Insurance cost

	Joplin, MO	Wayne, NJ	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	100.4	69.3	100	31.0%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Joplin, MO	Wayne, NJ	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	108	109.1	100	1.0%
Heart Failure	98.6	119.7	100	21.4%
Hip Knee Replacement	99.5	132.2	100	32.9%
Pneumonia	103.2	121.6	100	17.8%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Joplin, MO	Wayne, NJ	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$24,921	$25,177	$23,281	1.0%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,847	$19,232	$16,237	21.4%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$22,030	$29,274	$22,499	32.9%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,358	$20,455	$17,007	17.8%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Joplin, MO	Wayne, NJ	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-1.0%	-2.2%	3.1%	120.0%
2015-2016	10.6%	5.1%	12.5%	51.9%
2016-2017	18.5%	4.8%	57.9%	74.1%
2017-2018	42.2%	18.7%	19.0%	55.7%
2018-2019	-5.7%	-14.8%	-2.2%	159.6%
Since 2014	73.9%	9.0%	113.3%	87.8%

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