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8.3% higher in Scranton, Pennsylvania
than in Minot, North Dakota

Insurance cost

	Minot, ND	Scranton, PA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	93.7	92.3	100	1.5%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Minot, ND	Scranton, PA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	100.3	105	100	4.7%
Heart Failure	105.6	114.9	100	8.8%
Hip Knee Replacement	83.8	120.8	100	44.2%
Pneumonia	101.4	112.1	100	10.6%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Minot, ND	Scranton, PA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,144	$24,229	$23,281	4.7%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,968	$18,464	$16,237	8.8%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$18,552	$26,753	$22,499	44.2%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,044	$18,849	$17,007	10.6%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Minot, ND	Scranton, PA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	6.7%	-1.7%	3.1%	125.4%
2015-2016	8.9%	10.6%	12.5%	19.1%
2016-2017	6.7%	52.3%	57.9%	680.6%
2017-2018	7.1%	45.2%	19.0%	536.6%
2018-2019	21.2%	-15.8%	-2.2%	174.5%
Since 2014	60.9%	102.5%	113.3%	68.3%

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