Anchorage, Alaska vs. Baton Rouge, Louisiana

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Health
  13.1% lower in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
than in Anchorage, Alaska
   Insurance cost
Anchorage, AKBaton Rouge, LAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium131.589.3100  32.1%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Anchorage, AKBaton Rouge, LAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack102.698.9100  3.6%
Heart Failure91.699.7100  8.8%
Hip Knee Replacement83.3115.5100  38.7%
Pneumonia89.3100.3100  12.3%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Anchorage, AKBaton Rouge, LAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$23,681$22,822$23,281  3.6%
Heart Failure Hospital$14,719$16,012$16,237  8.8%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$18,433$25,580$22,499  38.8%
Pneumonia Hospital$15,009$16,870$17,007  12.4%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Anchorage, AKBaton Rouge, LAU.S. AvgDifference
2014-201514.6%5.5%3.1%  62.3%
2015-201647.3%8.6%12.5%  81.8%
2016-201728.8%17.0%57.9%  41.0%
2017-2018-21.6%14.8%19.0%  168.5%
2018-2019-3.3%-4.2%-2.2%  27.3%
Since 201464.8%47.4%113.3%  26.9%
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