Anchorage, Alaska vs. Ashland, Wisconsin

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Health
  7.2% lower in Ashland, Wisconsin
than in Anchorage, Alaska
   Insurance cost
Anchorage, AKAshland, WIU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium131.5115100  12.5%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Anchorage, AKAshland, WIU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack102.690.8100  11.5%
Heart Failure91.692.1100  0.5%
Hip Knee Replacement83.398.7100  18.5%
Pneumonia89.383.4100  6.6%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Anchorage, AKAshland, WIU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$23,681$20,958$23,281  11.5%
Heart Failure Hospital$14,719$14,805$16,237  0.6%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$18,433$21,849$22,499  18.5%
Pneumonia Hospital$15,009$14,027$17,007  6.5%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Anchorage, AKAshland, WIU.S. AvgDifference
2014-201514.6%2.7%3.1%  81.5%
2015-201647.3%4.2%12.5%  91.1%
2016-201728.8%15.4%57.9%  46.5%
2017-2018-21.6%54.6%19.0%  352.8%
2018-2019-3.3%-5.6%-2.2%  69.7%
Since 201464.8%80.2%113.3%  23.8%
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