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Health
7.2% higher in Palmerton, Pennsylvania
than in South Plainfield, New Jersey

Insurance cost

	South Plainfield, NJ	Palmerton, PA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	66.8	92.3	100	38.2%

Procedure & surgery cost

	South Plainfield, NJ	Palmerton, PA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	114.4	98.1	100	14.2%
Heart Failure	114.7	98.2	100	14.4%
Hip Knee Replacement	116.5	112.5	100	3.4%
Pneumonia	108.3	90.4	100	16.5%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	South Plainfield, NJ	Palmerton, PA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$26,403	$22,635	$23,281	14.3%
Heart Failure Hospital	$18,426	$15,772	$16,237	14.4%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$25,783	$24,899	$22,499	3.4%
Pneumonia Hospital	$18,209	$15,198	$17,007	16.5%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	South Plainfield, NJ	Palmerton, PA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-2.2%	-1.7%	3.1%	22.7%
2015-2016	5.1%	10.6%	12.5%	107.8%
2016-2017	4.8%	52.3%	57.9%	989.6%
2017-2018	18.7%	45.2%	19.0%	141.7%
2018-2019	-14.8%	-15.8%	-2.2%	6.8%
Since 2014	9.0%	102.5%	113.3%	1,038.9%

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