Philadelphia, New York vs. Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania

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Health
  0.2% higher in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
than in Philadelphia, New York
   Insurance cost
Philadelphia, NYWilkes-Barre, PAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium103.192.3100  10.5%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Philadelphia, NYWilkes-Barre, PAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack87.394.3100  8.0%
Heart Failure96.598.8100  2.4%
Hip Knee Replacement94.1119.7100  27.2%
Pneumonia105.4104.5100  0.9%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Philadelphia, NYWilkes-Barre, PAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$20,149$21,758$23,281  8.0%
Heart Failure Hospital$15,510$15,881$16,237  2.4%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$20,841$26,495$22,499  27.1%
Pneumonia Hospital$17,724$17,574$17,007  0.8%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Philadelphia, NYWilkes-Barre, PAU.S. AvgDifference
2014-201510.8%-1.7%3.1%  115.7%
2015-20163.4%10.6%12.5%  211.8%
2016-201715.5%52.3%57.9%  237.4%
2017-201811.5%45.2%19.0%  293.0%
2018-201912.5%-15.8%-2.2%  226.4%
Since 201465.9%102.5%113.3%  55.5%
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