Stamford, Connecticut vs. Anchorage, Alaska

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Health
  9.3% higher in Anchorage, Alaska
than in Stamford, Connecticut
   Insurance cost
Stamford, CTAnchorage, AKU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium99.8131.5100  31.8%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Stamford, CTAnchorage, AKU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack101.1102.6100  1.5%
Heart Failure105.791.6100  13.3%
Hip Knee Replacement107.783.3100  22.7%
Pneumonia105.389.3100  15.2%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Stamford, CTAnchorage, AKU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$23,326$23,681$23,281  1.5%
Heart Failure Hospital$16,979$14,719$16,237  13.3%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$23,854$18,433$22,499  22.7%
Pneumonia Hospital$17,714$15,009$17,007  15.3%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Stamford, CTAnchorage, AKU.S. AvgDifference
2014-2015-2.2%14.6%3.1%  763.6%
2015-20160.0%47.3%12.5%  ∞%
2016-201717.3%28.8%57.9%  66.5%
2017-201831.6%-21.6%19.0%  168.4%
2018-2019-12.8%-3.3%-2.2%  74.2%
Since 201431.6%64.8%113.3%  105.1%
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