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Wilkes-Barre township, Pennsylvania vs. Boston, Massachusetts

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  15.6% lower in Boston, Massachusetts
than in Wilkes-Barre township, Pennsylvania
   Insurance cost
Wilkes-Barre township, PABoston, MAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium92.361.8100  33.0%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Wilkes-Barre township, PABoston, MAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack94.3102.9100  9.1%
Heart Failure98.8101.2100  2.4%
Hip Knee Replacement119.7110.4100  7.8%
Pneumonia104.5102100  2.4%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Wilkes-Barre township, PABoston, MAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$21,758$23,736$23,281  9.1%
Heart Failure Hospital$15,881$16,264$16,237  2.4%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$26,495$24,442$22,499  7.7%
Pneumonia Hospital$17,574$17,153$17,007  2.4%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Wilkes-Barre township, PABoston, MAU.S. AvgDifference
2014-2015-1.7%-2.6%3.1%  52.9%
2015-201610.6%-1.5%12.5%  114.2%
2016-201752.3%-2.7%57.9%  105.2%
2017-201845.2%26.4%19.0%  41.6%
2018-2019-15.8%5.1%-2.2%  132.3%
Since 2014102.5%23.9%113.3%  76.7%
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