Anchorage, Alaska vs. South Portland, Maine

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Health
  15.2% lower in South Portland, Maine
than in Anchorage, Alaska
   Insurance cost
Anchorage, AKSouth Portland, MEU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium131.593.1100  29.2%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Anchorage, AKSouth Portland, MEU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack102.698.1100  4.4%
Heart Failure91.697.9100  6.9%
Hip Knee Replacement83.391.5100  9.8%
Pneumonia89.3102.4100  14.7%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Anchorage, AKSouth Portland, MEU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$23,681$22,637$23,281  4.4%
Heart Failure Hospital$14,719$15,723$16,237  6.8%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$18,433$20,258$22,499  9.9%
Pneumonia Hospital$15,009$17,222$17,007  14.7%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Anchorage, AKSouth Portland, MEU.S. AvgDifference
2014-201514.6%-1.2%3.1%  108.2%
2015-201647.3%4.4%12.5%  90.7%
2016-201728.8%14.9%57.9%  48.3%
2017-2018-21.6%52.7%19.0%  344.0%
2018-2019-3.3%-7.5%-2.2%  127.3%
Since 201464.8%67.4%113.3%  4.0%
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