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6.9% lower in Bellingham, Washington
than in Scranton, Pennsylvania

Insurance cost

	Scranton, PA	Bellingham, WA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	92.3	99.2	100	7.5%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Scranton, PA	Bellingham, WA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	105	95.2	100	9.3%
Heart Failure	114.9	97	100	15.6%
Hip Knee Replacement	120.8	85.3	100	29.4%
Pneumonia	112.1	94.4	100	15.8%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Scranton, PA	Bellingham, WA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$24,229	$21,967	$23,281	9.3%
Heart Failure Hospital	$18,464	$15,584	$16,237	15.6%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$26,753	$18,887	$22,499	29.4%
Pneumonia Hospital	$18,849	$15,882	$17,007	15.7%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Scranton, PA	Bellingham, WA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-1.7%	-17.9%	3.1%	952.9%
2015-2016	10.6%	5.6%	12.5%	47.2%
2016-2017	52.3%	-1.6%	57.9%	103.1%
2017-2018	45.2%	38.3%	19.0%	15.3%
2018-2019	-15.8%	13.4%	-2.2%	184.8%
Since 2014	102.5%	33.7%	113.3%	67.1%

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