Anchorage, Alaska vs. Decatur, Alabama

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Health
  10.7% lower in Decatur, Alabama
than in Anchorage, Alaska
   Insurance cost
Anchorage, AKDecatur, ALU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium131.5102.1100  22.4%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Anchorage, AKDecatur, ALU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack102.697.5100  5.0%
Heart Failure91.690.5100  1.2%
Hip Knee Replacement83.3103100  23.6%
Pneumonia89.393.2100  4.4%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Anchorage, AKDecatur, ALU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$23,681$22,493$23,281  5.0%
Heart Failure Hospital$14,719$14,544$16,237  1.2%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$18,433$22,797$22,499  23.7%
Pneumonia Hospital$15,009$15,670$17,007  4.4%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Anchorage, AKDecatur, ALU.S. AvgDifference
2014-201514.6%3.1%3.1%  78.8%
2015-201647.3%12.5%12.5%  73.6%
2016-201728.8%57.9%57.9%  101.0%
2017-2018-21.6%19.0%19.0%  188.0%
2018-2019-3.3%-2.2%-2.2%  33.3%
Since 201464.8%113.3%113.3%  74.8%
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