Scranton, Pennsylvania vs. Wichita, Kansas

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Health
  0.6% lower in Wichita, Kansas
than in Scranton, Pennsylvania
   Insurance cost
Scranton, PAWichita, KSU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium92.3101.5100  10.0%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Scranton, PAWichita, KSU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack105103.7100  1.2%
Heart Failure114.9104.6100  9.0%
Hip Knee Replacement120.898.6100  18.4%
Pneumonia112.1106.8100  4.7%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Scranton, PAWichita, KSU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$24,229$23,924$23,281  1.3%
Heart Failure Hospital$18,464$16,806$16,237  9.0%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$26,753$21,823$22,499  18.4%
Pneumonia Hospital$18,849$17,958$17,007  4.7%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Scranton, PAWichita, KSU.S. AvgDifference
2014-2015-1.7%-4.6%3.1%  170.6%
2015-201610.6%15.8%12.5%  49.1%
2016-201752.3%42.4%57.9%  18.9%
2017-201845.2%37.8%19.0%  16.4%
2018-2019-15.8%6.6%-2.2%  141.8%
Since 2014102.5%131.0%113.3%  27.8%
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