St. James, New York vs. Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania

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Health
  10.9% lower in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
than in St. James, New York
   Insurance cost
St. James, NYWilkes-Barre, PAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium113.292.3100  18.5%
   Procedure & surgery cost
St. James, NYWilkes-Barre, PAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack107.394.3100  12.1%
Heart Failure110.298.8100  10.3%
Hip Knee Replacement111.9119.7100  7.0%
Pneumonia103.4104.5100  1.1%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
St. James, NYWilkes-Barre, PAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$24,768$21,758$23,281  12.2%
Heart Failure Hospital$17,705$15,881$16,237  10.3%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$24,777$26,495$22,499  6.9%
Pneumonia Hospital$17,379$17,574$17,007  1.1%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
St. James, NYWilkes-Barre, PAU.S. AvgDifference
2014-201510.8%-1.7%3.1%  115.7%
2015-20163.4%10.6%12.5%  211.8%
2016-201715.5%52.3%57.9%  237.4%
2017-201811.5%45.2%19.0%  293.0%
2018-201912.5%-15.8%-2.2%  226.4%
Since 201465.9%102.5%113.3%  55.5%
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