Wausau, Wisconsin vs. Wichita, Kansas

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Health
  2.8% lower in Wichita, Kansas
than in Wausau, Wisconsin
   Insurance cost
Wausau, WIWichita, KSU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium112.7101.5100  9.9%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Wausau, WIWichita, KSU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack104.5103.7100  0.8%
Heart Failure97.5104.6100  7.3%
Hip Knee Replacement88.298.6100  11.8%
Pneumonia101.1106.8100  5.6%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Wausau, WIWichita, KSU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$24,104$23,924$23,281  0.7%
Heart Failure Hospital$15,659$16,806$16,237  7.3%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$19,532$21,823$22,499  11.7%
Pneumonia Hospital$16,999$17,958$17,007  5.6%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Wausau, WIWichita, KSU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20152.7%-4.6%3.1%  270.4%
2015-20164.2%15.8%12.5%  276.2%
2016-201715.4%42.4%57.9%  175.3%
2017-201854.6%37.8%19.0%  30.8%
2018-2019-5.6%6.6%-2.2%  217.9%
Since 201480.2%131.0%113.3%  63.3%
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