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Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania vs. Desert Shores, California

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  4.9% lower in Desert Shores, California
than in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
   Insurance cost
Wilkes-Barre, PADesert Shores, CAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium92.388.7100  3.9%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Wilkes-Barre, PADesert Shores, CAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack94.399.9100  5.9%
Heart Failure98.8102.5100  3.7%
Hip Knee Replacement119.795.5100  20.2%
Pneumonia104.5102.6100  1.8%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Wilkes-Barre, PADesert Shores, CAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$21,758$23,045$23,281  5.9%
Heart Failure Hospital$15,881$16,462$16,237  3.7%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$26,495$21,145$22,499  20.2%
Pneumonia Hospital$17,574$17,251$17,007  1.8%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Wilkes-Barre, PADesert Shores, CAU.S. AvgDifference
2014-2015-1.7%4.0%3.1%  335.3%
2015-201610.6%0.0%12.5%  100.0%
2016-201752.3%9.3%57.9%  82.2%
2017-201845.2%26.1%19.0%  42.3%
2018-2019-15.8%1.2%-2.2%  107.6%
Since 2014102.5%45.0%113.3%  56.1%
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