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Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania vs. North Charleston, South Carolina

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Health
  0.7% lower in North Charleston, South Carolina
than in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
   Insurance cost
Wilkes-Barre, PANorth Charleston, SCU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium92.396100  4.0%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Wilkes-Barre, PANorth Charleston, SCU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack94.3104.5100  10.8%
Heart Failure98.8104.2100  5.5%
Hip Knee Replacement119.793.4100  22.0%
Pneumonia104.5101.4100  3.0%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Wilkes-Barre, PANorth Charleston, SCU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$21,758$24,122$23,281  10.9%
Heart Failure Hospital$15,881$16,748$16,237  5.5%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$26,495$20,687$22,499  21.9%
Pneumonia Hospital$17,574$17,046$17,007  3.0%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Wilkes-Barre, PANorth Charleston, SCU.S. AvgDifference
2014-2015-1.7%0.0%3.1%  100.0%
2015-201610.6%11.1%12.5%  4.7%
2016-201752.3%28.2%57.9%  46.1%
2017-201845.2%34.7%19.0%  23.2%
2018-2019-15.8%6.2%-2.2%  139.2%
Since 2014102.5%103.7%113.3%  1.2%
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