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34.5% higher in Anchorage, Alaska
than in Akron, Ohio

Insurance cost

	Akron, OH	Anchorage, AK	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	64.9	131.5	100	102.6%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Akron, OH	Anchorage, AK	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	98.7	102.6	100	4.0%
Heart Failure	100.2	91.6	100	8.6%
Hip Knee Replacement	104	83.3	100	19.9%
Pneumonia	101.8	89.3	100	12.3%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Akron, OH	Anchorage, AK	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,769	$23,681	$23,281	4.0%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,099	$14,719	$16,237	8.6%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$23,026	$18,433	$22,499	19.9%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,113	$15,009	$17,007	12.3%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Akron, OH	Anchorage, AK	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	1.9%	14.6%	3.1%	668.4%
2015-2016	-0.4%	47.3%	12.5%	11,925.0%
2016-2017	2.2%	28.8%	57.9%	1,209.1%
2017-2018	35.4%	-21.6%	19.0%	161.0%
2018-2019	2.4%	-3.3%	-2.2%	237.5%
Since 2014	43.9%	64.8%	113.3%	47.6%

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