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3.7% higher in Forest City, Pennsylvania
than in Lakewood, New Jersey

Insurance cost

	Lakewood, NJ	Forest City, PA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	66.8	92.3	100	38.2%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Lakewood, NJ	Forest City, PA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	113	96.2	100	14.9%
Heart Failure	116.2	99.7	100	14.2%
Hip Knee Replacement	107.8	84.4	100	21.7%
Pneumonia	109.9	93	100	15.4%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Lakewood, NJ	Forest City, PA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$26,085	$22,193	$23,281	14.9%
Heart Failure Hospital	$18,669	$16,015	$16,237	14.2%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$23,877	$18,690	$22,499	21.7%
Pneumonia Hospital	$18,476	$15,643	$17,007	15.3%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Lakewood, NJ	Forest City, PA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-2.2%	-1.7%	3.1%	22.7%
2015-2016	5.1%	10.6%	12.5%	107.8%
2016-2017	4.8%	52.3%	57.9%	989.6%
2017-2018	18.7%	45.2%	19.0%	141.7%
2018-2019	-14.8%	-15.8%	-2.2%	6.8%
Since 2014	9.0%	102.5%	113.3%	1,038.9%

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