Newark, New Jersey vs. Charleston, West Virginia

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Health
  16.2% higher in Charleston, West Virginia
than in Newark, New Jersey
   Insurance cost
Newark, NJCharleston, WVU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium66.8117.7100  76.2%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Newark, NJCharleston, WVU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack107.499.5100  7.4%
Heart Failure116.299.5100  14.4%
Hip Knee Replacement122.680.8100  34.1%
Pneumonia113.5101.2100  10.8%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Newark, NJCharleston, WVU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$24,789$22,970$23,281  7.3%
Heart Failure Hospital$18,667$15,987$16,237  14.4%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$27,141$17,893$22,499  34.1%
Pneumonia Hospital$19,091$17,023$17,007  10.8%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Newark, NJCharleston, WVU.S. AvgDifference
2014-2015-2.2%2.8%3.1%  227.3%
2015-20165.1%24.2%12.5%  374.5%
2016-20174.8%31.5%57.9%  556.3%
2017-201818.7%15.5%19.0%  17.1%
2018-2019-14.8%9.4%-2.2%  163.5%
Since 20149.0%112.1%113.3%  1,145.6%
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