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8.3% lower in Elmwood Park, Illinois
than in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania

Insurance cost

	Wilkes-Barre, PA	Elmwood Park, IL	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	92.3	73.7	100	20.2%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Wilkes-Barre, PA	Elmwood Park, IL	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	94.3	103.1	100	9.3%
Heart Failure	98.8	104.1	100	5.4%
Hip Knee Replacement	119.7	112.3	100	6.2%
Pneumonia	104.5	110.4	100	5.6%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Wilkes-Barre, PA	Elmwood Park, IL	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$21,758	$23,800	$23,281	9.4%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,881	$16,722	$16,237	5.3%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$26,495	$24,870	$22,499	6.1%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,574	$18,557	$17,007	5.6%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Wilkes-Barre, PA	Elmwood Park, IL	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-1.7%	3.1%	3.1%	282.4%
2015-2016	10.6%	9.0%	12.5%	15.1%
2016-2017	52.3%	38.0%	57.9%	27.3%
2017-2018	45.2%	38.1%	19.0%	15.7%
2018-2019	-15.8%	-1.6%	-2.2%	89.9%
Since 2014	102.5%	110.6%	113.3%	7.9%

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