Anchorage, Alaska vs. Atlanta, Georgia

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Health
  17.9% lower in Atlanta, Georgia
than in Anchorage, Alaska
   Insurance cost
Anchorage, AKAtlanta, GAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium131.584.5100  35.7%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Anchorage, AKAtlanta, GAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack102.697.6100  4.9%
Heart Failure91.698.1100  7.1%
Hip Knee Replacement83.398.7100  18.5%
Pneumonia89.3104.4100  16.9%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Anchorage, AKAtlanta, GAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$23,681$22,524$23,281  4.9%
Heart Failure Hospital$14,719$15,757$16,237  7.1%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$18,433$21,853$22,499  18.6%
Pneumonia Hospital$15,009$17,561$17,007  17.0%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Anchorage, AKAtlanta, GAU.S. AvgDifference
2014-201514.6%-6.9%3.1%  147.3%
2015-201647.3%5.9%12.5%  87.5%
2016-201728.8%17.1%57.9%  40.6%
2017-2018-21.6%43.8%19.0%  302.8%
2018-2019-3.3%0.8%-2.2%  124.2%
Since 201464.8%67.4%113.3%  4.0%
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