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Health
16.1% higher in Topeka, Kansas
than in Scotch Plains, New Jersey

Insurance cost

	Scotch Plains, NJ	Topeka, KS	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	66.8	104.2	100	56.0%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Scotch Plains, NJ	Topeka, KS	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	115.7	106.8	100	7.7%
Heart Failure	119.2	108	100	9.4%
Hip Knee Replacement	92.4	90.6	100	1.9%
Pneumonia	127.8	108.2	100	15.3%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Scotch Plains, NJ	Topeka, KS	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$26,690	$24,653	$23,281	7.6%
Heart Failure Hospital	$19,158	$17,357	$16,237	9.4%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$20,467	$20,066	$22,499	2.0%
Pneumonia Hospital	$21,491	$18,197	$17,007	15.3%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Scotch Plains, NJ	Topeka, KS	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-2.2%	-4.6%	3.1%	109.1%
2015-2016	5.1%	15.8%	12.5%	209.8%
2016-2017	4.8%	42.4%	57.9%	783.3%
2017-2018	18.7%	37.8%	19.0%	102.1%
2018-2019	-14.8%	6.6%	-2.2%	144.6%
Since 2014	9.0%	131.0%	113.3%	1,355.6%

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