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0.9% higher in Charleston, Illinois
than in Scranton, Pennsylvania

Insurance cost

	Scranton, PA	Charleston, IL	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	92.3	110.2	100	19.4%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Scranton, PA	Charleston, IL	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	105	93.1	100	11.3%
Heart Failure	114.9	94.7	100	17.6%
Hip Knee Replacement	120.8	100.6	100	16.7%
Pneumonia	112.1	99.6	100	11.2%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Scranton, PA	Charleston, IL	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$24,229	$21,472	$23,281	11.4%
Heart Failure Hospital	$18,464	$15,217	$16,237	17.6%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$26,753	$22,268	$22,499	16.8%
Pneumonia Hospital	$18,849	$16,750	$17,007	11.1%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Scranton, PA	Charleston, IL	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-1.7%	3.1%	3.1%	282.4%
2015-2016	10.6%	9.0%	12.5%	15.1%
2016-2017	52.3%	38.0%	57.9%	27.3%
2017-2018	45.2%	38.1%	19.0%	15.7%
2018-2019	-15.8%	-1.6%	-2.2%	89.9%
Since 2014	102.5%	110.6%	113.3%	7.9%

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