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Anchorage, Alaska vs. Blacksburg, Virginia

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Health
  3.0% higher in Blacksburg, Virginia
than in Anchorage, Alaska
   Insurance cost
Anchorage, AKBlacksburg, VAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium131.5128.4100  2.4%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Anchorage, AKBlacksburg, VAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack102.6104.6100  1.9%
Heart Failure91.6105.7100  15.4%
Hip Knee Replacement83.399.4100  19.3%
Pneumonia89.398100  9.7%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Anchorage, AKBlacksburg, VAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$23,681$24,126$23,281  1.9%
Heart Failure Hospital$14,719$16,990$16,237  15.4%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$18,433$22,017$22,499  19.4%
Pneumonia Hospital$15,009$16,476$17,007  9.8%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Anchorage, AKBlacksburg, VAU.S. AvgDifference
2014-201514.6%3.3%3.1%  77.4%
2015-201647.3%3.9%12.5%  91.8%
2016-201728.8%10.3%57.9%  64.2%
2017-2018-21.6%66.1%19.0%  406.0%
2018-2019-3.3%3.7%-2.2%  212.1%
Since 201464.8%104.0%113.3%  60.5%
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