Wichita Falls, Texas vs. Reading, Pennsylvania

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Health
  9.2% lower in Reading, Pennsylvania
than in Wichita Falls, Texas
   Insurance cost
Wichita Falls, TXReading, PAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium127.3114.6100  10.0%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Wichita Falls, TXReading, PAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack96.495100  1.5%
Heart Failure109.9101.1100  8.0%
Hip Knee Replacement113.696.5100  15.1%
Pneumonia108.3100.4100  7.3%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Wichita Falls, TXReading, PAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$22,255$21,911$23,281  1.5%
Heart Failure Hospital$17,659$16,247$16,237  8.0%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$25,143$21,368$22,499  15.0%
Pneumonia Hospital$18,215$16,879$17,007  7.3%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Wichita Falls, TXReading, PAU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20153.2%-1.7%3.1%  153.1%
2015-20165.1%10.6%12.5%  107.8%
2016-201719.0%52.3%57.9%  175.3%
2017-201835.6%45.2%19.0%  27.0%
2018-20192.3%-15.8%-2.2%  787.0%
Since 201479.0%102.5%113.3%  29.7%
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