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16.4% higher in Sioux City, Iowa
than in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania

Insurance cost

	Wilkes-Barre, PA	Sioux City, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	92.3	134.7	100	45.9%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Wilkes-Barre, PA	Sioux City, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	94.3	94.5	100	0.2%
Heart Failure	98.8	101	100	2.2%
Hip Knee Replacement	119.7	91.7	100	23.4%
Pneumonia	104.5	97.9	100	6.3%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Wilkes-Barre, PA	Sioux City, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$21,758	$21,802	$23,281	0.2%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,881	$16,229	$16,237	2.2%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$26,495	$20,309	$22,499	23.3%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,574	$16,469	$17,007	6.3%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Wilkes-Barre, PA	Sioux City, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-1.7%	4.7%	3.1%	376.5%
2015-2016	10.6%	13.2%	12.5%	24.5%
2016-2017	52.3%	26.3%	57.9%	49.7%
2017-2018	45.2%	88.1%	19.0%	94.9%
2018-2019	-15.8%	6.9%	-2.2%	143.7%
Since 2014	102.5%	201.2%	113.3%	96.3%

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