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7.0% lower in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
than in Merced, California

Insurance cost

	Merced, CA	Wilkes-Barre, PA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	111.5	92.3	100	17.2%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Merced, CA	Wilkes-Barre, PA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	105.5	94.3	100	10.6%
Heart Failure	96.1	98.8	100	2.8%
Hip Knee Replacement	101.7	119.7	100	17.7%
Pneumonia	94.8	104.5	100	10.2%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Merced, CA	Wilkes-Barre, PA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$24,334	$21,758	$23,281	10.6%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,441	$15,881	$16,237	2.8%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$22,519	$26,495	$22,499	17.7%
Pneumonia Hospital	$15,935	$17,574	$17,007	10.3%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Merced, CA	Wilkes-Barre, PA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	4.0%	-1.7%	3.1%	142.5%
2015-2016	0.0%	10.6%	12.5%	∞%
2016-2017	9.3%	52.3%	57.9%	462.4%
2017-2018	26.1%	45.2%	19.0%	73.2%
2018-2019	1.2%	-15.8%	-2.2%	1,416.7%
Since 2014	45.0%	102.5%	113.3%	127.8%

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