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13.5% higher in Anchorage, Alaska
than in Alexandria, Virginia

Insurance cost

	Alexandria, VA	Anchorage, AK	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	100.2	131.5	100	31.2%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Alexandria, VA	Anchorage, AK	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	95.8	102.6	100	7.1%
Heart Failure	105.9	91.6	100	13.5%
Hip Knee Replacement	91.9	83.3	100	9.4%
Pneumonia	99.5	89.3	100	10.3%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Alexandria, VA	Anchorage, AK	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,098	$23,681	$23,281	7.2%
Heart Failure Hospital	$17,020	$14,719	$16,237	13.5%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$20,341	$18,433	$22,499	9.4%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,726	$15,009	$17,007	10.3%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Alexandria, VA	Anchorage, AK	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	3.3%	14.6%	3.1%	342.4%
2015-2016	3.9%	47.3%	12.5%	1,112.8%
2016-2017	10.3%	28.8%	57.9%	179.6%
2017-2018	66.1%	-21.6%	19.0%	132.7%
2018-2019	3.7%	-3.3%	-2.2%	189.2%
Since 2014	104.0%	64.8%	113.3%	37.7%

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