Wausau, Wisconsin vs. Scranton, Pennsylvania

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Health
  2.2% lower in Scranton, Pennsylvania
than in Wausau, Wisconsin
   Insurance cost
Wausau, WIScranton, PAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium112.792.3100  18.1%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Wausau, WIScranton, PAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack104.5105100  0.5%
Heart Failure97.5114.9100  17.8%
Hip Knee Replacement88.2120.8100  37.0%
Pneumonia101.1112.1100  10.9%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Wausau, WIScranton, PAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$24,104$24,229$23,281  0.5%
Heart Failure Hospital$15,659$18,464$16,237  17.9%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$19,532$26,753$22,499  37.0%
Pneumonia Hospital$16,999$18,849$17,007  10.9%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Wausau, WIScranton, PAU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20152.7%-1.7%3.1%  163.0%
2015-20164.2%10.6%12.5%  152.4%
2016-201715.4%52.3%57.9%  239.6%
2017-201854.6%45.2%19.0%  17.2%
2018-2019-5.6%-15.8%-2.2%  182.1%
Since 201480.2%102.5%113.3%  27.8%
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