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5.6% lower in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
than in Norton, Virginia

Insurance cost

	Norton, VA	Wilkes-Barre, PA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	113.4	92.3	100	18.6%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Norton, VA	Wilkes-Barre, PA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	93.4	94.3	100	1.0%
Heart Failure	97.7	98.8	100	1.1%
Hip Knee Replacement	98.7	119.7	100	21.3%
Pneumonia	93.5	104.5	100	11.8%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Norton, VA	Wilkes-Barre, PA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$21,558	$21,758	$23,281	0.9%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,691	$15,881	$16,237	1.2%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$21,852	$26,495	$22,499	21.2%
Pneumonia Hospital	$15,730	$17,574	$17,007	11.7%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Norton, VA	Wilkes-Barre, PA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	3.3%	-1.7%	3.1%	151.5%
2015-2016	3.9%	10.6%	12.5%	171.8%
2016-2017	10.3%	52.3%	57.9%	407.8%
2017-2018	66.1%	45.2%	19.0%	31.6%
2018-2019	3.7%	-15.8%	-2.2%	527.0%
Since 2014	104.0%	102.5%	113.3%	1.4%

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