Kearney, Nebraska vs. Wichita, Kansas

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Health
  25.2% lower in Wichita, Kansas
than in Kearney, Nebraska
   Insurance cost
Kearney, NEWichita, KSU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium169.7101.5100  40.2%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Kearney, NEWichita, KSU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack113.1103.7100  8.3%
Heart Failure105.3104.6100  0.7%
Hip Knee Replacement95.898.6100  2.9%
Pneumonia96.7106.8100  10.4%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Kearney, NEWichita, KSU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$26,094$23,924$23,281  8.3%
Heart Failure Hospital$16,926$16,806$16,237  0.7%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$21,206$21,823$22,499  2.9%
Pneumonia Hospital$16,266$17,958$17,007  10.4%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Kearney, NEWichita, KSU.S. AvgDifference
2014-201518.9%-4.6%3.1%  124.3%
2015-201612.2%15.8%12.5%  29.5%
2016-201752.7%42.4%57.9%  19.5%
2017-201851.3%37.8%19.0%  26.3%
2018-20199.3%6.6%-2.2%  29.0%
Since 2014236.5%131.0%113.3%  44.6%
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      State average
Cost of Taxes