Union City, New Jersey vs. Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania

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Health
  8.0% higher in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
than in Union City, New Jersey
   Insurance cost
Union City, NJWilkes-Barre, PAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium66.892.3100  38.2%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Union City, NJWilkes-Barre, PAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack105.194.3100  10.3%
Heart Failure108.598.8100  8.9%
Hip Knee Replacement135.1119.7100  11.4%
Pneumonia108.4104.5100  3.6%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Union City, NJWilkes-Barre, PAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$24,250$21,758$23,281  10.3%
Heart Failure Hospital$17,430$15,881$16,237  8.9%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$29,905$26,495$22,499  11.4%
Pneumonia Hospital$18,222$17,574$17,007  3.6%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Union City, NJWilkes-Barre, PAU.S. AvgDifference
2014-2015-2.2%-1.7%3.1%  22.7%
2015-20165.1%10.6%12.5%  107.8%
2016-20174.8%52.3%57.9%  989.6%
2017-201818.7%45.2%19.0%  141.7%
2018-2019-14.8%-15.8%-2.2%  6.8%
Since 20149.0%102.5%113.3%  1,038.9%
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