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2.8% higher in Anchorage, Alaska
than in Aiken, South Carolina

Insurance cost

	Aiken, SC	Anchorage, AK	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	115.5	131.5	100	13.9%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Aiken, SC	Anchorage, AK	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	97.1	102.6	100	5.7%
Heart Failure	94.5	91.6	100	3.1%
Hip Knee Replacement	112	83.3	100	25.6%
Pneumonia	99.9	89.3	100	10.6%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Aiken, SC	Anchorage, AK	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,397	$23,681	$23,281	5.7%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,177	$14,719	$16,237	3.0%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$24,804	$18,433	$22,499	25.7%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,804	$15,009	$17,007	10.7%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Aiken, SC	Anchorage, AK	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	0.0%	14.6%	3.1%	∞%
2015-2016	11.1%	47.3%	12.5%	326.1%
2016-2017	28.2%	28.8%	57.9%	2.1%
2017-2018	34.7%	-21.6%	19.0%	162.2%
2018-2019	6.2%	-3.3%	-2.2%	153.2%
Since 2014	103.7%	64.8%	113.3%	37.5%

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