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5.6% higher in Rocky Mount, North Carolina
than in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania

Insurance cost

	Wilkes-Barre, PA	Rocky Mount, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	92.3	107.9	100	16.9%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Wilkes-Barre, PA	Rocky Mount, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	94.3	99.7	100	5.7%
Heart Failure	98.8	96.4	100	2.4%
Hip Knee Replacement	119.7	102.3	100	14.5%
Pneumonia	104.5	104.3	100	0.2%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Wilkes-Barre, PA	Rocky Mount, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$21,758	$23,001	$23,281	5.7%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,881	$15,492	$16,237	2.4%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$26,495	$22,645	$22,499	14.5%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,574	$17,540	$17,007	0.2%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Wilkes-Barre, PA	Rocky Mount, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-1.7%	6.0%	3.1%	452.9%
2015-2016	10.6%	23.1%	12.5%	117.9%
2016-2017	52.3%	39.6%	57.9%	24.3%
2017-2018	45.2%	15.5%	19.0%	65.7%
2018-2019	-15.8%	-1.4%	-2.2%	91.1%
Since 2014	102.5%	107.4%	113.3%	4.8%

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