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2.8% higher in Joplin, Missouri
than in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania

Insurance cost

	Wilkes-Barre, PA	Joplin, MO	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	92.3	100.4	100	8.8%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Wilkes-Barre, PA	Joplin, MO	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	94.3	108	100	14.5%
Heart Failure	98.8	98.6	100	0.2%
Hip Knee Replacement	119.7	99.5	100	16.9%
Pneumonia	104.5	103.2	100	1.2%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Wilkes-Barre, PA	Joplin, MO	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$21,758	$24,921	$23,281	14.5%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,881	$15,847	$16,237	0.2%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$26,495	$22,030	$22,499	16.9%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,574	$17,358	$17,007	1.2%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Wilkes-Barre, PA	Joplin, MO	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-1.7%	-1.0%	3.1%	41.2%
2015-2016	10.6%	10.6%	12.5%	0.0%
2016-2017	52.3%	18.5%	57.9%	64.6%
2017-2018	45.2%	42.2%	19.0%	6.6%
2018-2019	-15.8%	-5.7%	-2.2%	63.9%
Since 2014	102.5%	73.9%	113.3%	27.9%

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