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4.2% higher in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
than in Minot, North Dakota

Insurance cost

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

Procedure & surgery cost

	Minot, ND	Wilkes-Barre, PA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	100.3	94.3	100	6.0%
Heart Failure	105.6	98.8	100	6.4%
Hip Knee Replacement	83.8	119.7	100	42.8%
Pneumonia	101.4	104.5	100	3.1%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Minot, ND	Wilkes-Barre, PA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,144	$21,758	$23,281	6.0%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,968	$15,881	$16,237	6.4%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$18,552	$26,495	$22,499	42.8%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,044	$17,574	$17,007	3.1%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Minot, ND	Wilkes-Barre, 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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