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5.9% higher in Waukesha, Wisconsin
than in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania

Insurance cost

	Wilkes-Barre, PA	Waukesha, WI	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	92.3	107.9	100	16.9%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Wilkes-Barre, PA	Waukesha, WI	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	94.3	102.2	100	8.4%
Heart Failure	98.8	107.2	100	8.5%
Hip Knee Replacement	119.7	95.2	100	20.5%
Pneumonia	104.5	106.3	100	1.7%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Wilkes-Barre, PA	Waukesha, WI	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$21,758	$23,571	$23,281	8.3%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,881	$17,231	$16,237	8.5%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$26,495	$21,071	$22,499	20.5%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,574	$17,868	$17,007	1.7%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Wilkes-Barre, PA	Waukesha, WI	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-1.7%	2.7%	3.1%	258.8%
2015-2016	10.6%	4.2%	12.5%	60.4%
2016-2017	52.3%	15.4%	57.9%	70.6%
2017-2018	45.2%	54.6%	19.0%	20.8%
2018-2019	-15.8%	-5.6%	-2.2%	64.6%
Since 2014	102.5%	80.2%	113.3%	21.8%

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