Anchorage, Alaska vs. Austin, Texas

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Health
  15.6% lower in Austin, Texas
than in Anchorage, Alaska
   Insurance cost
Anchorage, AKAustin, TXU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium131.583.9100  36.2%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Anchorage, AKAustin, TXU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack102.6107.8100  5.1%
Heart Failure91.6107100  16.8%
Hip Knee Replacement83.3103.2100  23.9%
Pneumonia89.399.8100  11.8%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Anchorage, AKAustin, TXU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$23,681$24,878$23,281  5.1%
Heart Failure Hospital$14,719$17,190$16,237  16.8%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$18,433$22,849$22,499  24.0%
Pneumonia Hospital$15,009$16,787$17,007  11.8%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Anchorage, AKAustin, TXU.S. AvgDifference
2014-201514.6%3.2%3.1%  78.1%
2015-201647.3%5.1%12.5%  89.2%
2016-201728.8%19.0%57.9%  34.0%
2017-2018-21.6%35.6%19.0%  264.8%
2018-2019-3.3%2.3%-2.2%  169.7%
Since 201464.8%79.0%113.3%  21.9%
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