Anchorage, Alaska vs. Portland, Oregon

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Health
  23.2% lower in Portland, Oregon
than in Anchorage, Alaska
   Insurance cost
Anchorage, AKPortland, ORU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium131.579.1100  39.8%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Anchorage, AKPortland, ORU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack102.694.1100  8.3%
Heart Failure91.698.6100  7.6%
Hip Knee Replacement83.388.1100  5.8%
Pneumonia89.393100  4.1%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Anchorage, AKPortland, ORU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$23,681$21,719$23,281  8.3%
Heart Failure Hospital$14,719$15,841$16,237  7.6%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$18,433$19,512$22,499  5.9%
Pneumonia Hospital$15,009$15,643$17,007  4.2%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Anchorage, AKPortland, ORU.S. AvgDifference
2014-201514.6%2.8%3.1%  80.8%
2015-201647.3%22.9%12.5%  51.6%
2016-201728.8%27.0%57.9%  6.2%
2017-2018-21.6%19.0%19.0%  188.0%
2018-2019-3.3%7.0%-2.2%  312.1%
Since 201464.8%104.1%113.3%  60.6%
   Health Insurance Premiums
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