Anchorage, Alaska vs. Charlotte, North Carolina

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Health
  10.6% lower in Charlotte, North Carolina
than in Anchorage, Alaska
   Insurance cost
Anchorage, AKCharlotte, NCU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium131.5102.9100  21.7%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Anchorage, AKCharlotte, NCU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack102.695.1100  7.3%
Heart Failure91.697.1100  6.0%
Hip Knee Replacement83.396100  15.2%
Pneumonia89.3102.9100  15.2%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Anchorage, AKCharlotte, NCU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$23,681$21,943$23,281  7.3%
Heart Failure Hospital$14,719$15,602$16,237  6.0%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$18,433$21,251$22,499  15.3%
Pneumonia Hospital$15,009$17,311$17,007  15.3%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Anchorage, AKCharlotte, NCU.S. AvgDifference
2014-201514.6%6.0%3.1%  58.9%
2015-201647.3%23.1%12.5%  51.2%
2016-201728.8%39.6%57.9%  37.5%
2017-2018-21.6%15.5%19.0%  171.8%
2018-2019-3.3%-1.4%-2.2%  57.6%
Since 201464.8%107.4%113.3%  65.7%
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