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Anchorage, Alaska vs. Desert Hills, Arizona

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Health
  0.9% higher in Desert Hills, Arizona
than in Anchorage, Alaska
   Insurance cost
Anchorage, AKDesert Hills, AZU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium131.5131.9100  0.3%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Anchorage, AKDesert Hills, AZU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack102.6100.4100  2.1%
Heart Failure91.695.1100  3.8%
Hip Knee Replacement83.385.7100  2.9%
Pneumonia89.394.6100  5.9%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Anchorage, AKDesert Hills, AZU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$23,681$23,170$23,281  2.2%
Heart Failure Hospital$14,719$15,278$16,237  3.8%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$18,433$18,982$22,499  3.0%
Pneumonia Hospital$15,009$15,901$17,007  5.9%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Anchorage, AKDesert Hills, AZU.S. AvgDifference
2014-201514.6%-3.0%3.1%  120.5%
2015-201647.3%21.9%12.5%  53.7%
2016-201728.8%115.5%57.9%  301.0%
2017-2018-21.6%0.2%19.0%  100.9%
2018-2019-3.3%-8.7%-2.2%  163.6%
Since 201464.8%133.2%113.3%  105.6%
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