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8.8% higher in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
than in Lock Haven, Pennsylvania

Insurance cost

	Lock Haven, PA	Wilkes-Barre, PA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	80.6	92.3	100	14.5%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Lock Haven, PA	Wilkes-Barre, PA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	104	94.3	100	9.3%
Heart Failure	104.6	98.8	100	5.5%
Hip Knee Replacement	93	119.7	100	28.7%
Pneumonia	107.6	104.5	100	2.9%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Lock Haven, PA	Wilkes-Barre, PA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$24,009	$21,758	$23,281	9.4%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,813	$15,881	$16,237	5.5%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$20,594	$26,495	$22,499	28.7%
Pneumonia Hospital	$18,102	$17,574	$17,007	2.9%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Lock Haven, PA	Wilkes-Barre, PA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-1.7%	-1.7%	3.1%	0.0%
2015-2016	10.6%	10.6%	12.5%	0.0%
2016-2017	52.3%	52.3%	57.9%	0.0%
2017-2018	45.2%	45.2%	19.0%	0.0%
2018-2019	-15.8%	-15.8%	-2.2%	0.0%
Since 2014	102.5%	102.5%	113.3%	0.0%

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