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4.6% lower in Punta Gorda, Florida
than in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania

Insurance cost

	Wilkes-Barre, PA	Punta Gorda, FL	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	92.3	84.3	100	8.7%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Wilkes-Barre, PA	Punta Gorda, FL	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	94.3	99.6	100	5.6%
Heart Failure	98.8	109.2	100	10.5%
Hip Knee Replacement	119.7	103.1	100	13.9%
Pneumonia	104.5	110.8	100	6.0%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Wilkes-Barre, PA	Punta Gorda, FL	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$21,758	$22,987	$23,281	5.6%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,881	$17,540	$16,237	10.4%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$26,495	$22,820	$22,499	13.9%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,574	$18,625	$17,007	6.0%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Wilkes-Barre, PA	Punta Gorda, FL	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-1.7%	6.0%	3.1%	452.9%
2015-2016	10.6%	1.8%	12.5%	83.0%
2016-2017	52.3%	15.3%	57.9%	70.7%
2017-2018	45.2%	40.8%	19.0%	9.7%
2018-2019	-15.8%	2.4%	-2.2%	115.2%
Since 2014	102.5%	79.3%	113.3%	22.6%

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