Asheville, North Carolina vs. Anchorage, Alaska

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Health
  3.0% lower in Anchorage, Alaska
than in Asheville, North Carolina
   Insurance cost
Asheville, NCAnchorage, AKU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium131.5131.5100  0.0%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Asheville, NCAnchorage, AKU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack92.1102.6100  11.4%
Heart Failure101.291.6100  9.5%
Hip Knee Replacement101.883.3100  18.2%
Pneumonia10489.3100  14.1%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Asheville, NCAnchorage, AKU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$21,250$23,681$23,281  11.4%
Heart Failure Hospital$16,266$14,719$16,237  9.5%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$22,542$18,433$22,499  18.2%
Pneumonia Hospital$17,495$15,009$17,007  14.2%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Asheville, NCAnchorage, AKU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20156.0%14.6%3.1%  143.3%
2015-201623.1%47.3%12.5%  104.8%
2016-201739.6%28.8%57.9%  27.3%
2017-201815.5%-21.6%19.0%  239.4%
2018-2019-1.4%-3.3%-2.2%  135.7%
Since 2014107.4%64.8%113.3%  39.7%
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