Anchorage, Alaska vs. Detroit, Michigan

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Health
  24.6% lower in Detroit, Michigan
than in Anchorage, Alaska
   Insurance cost
Anchorage, AKDetroit, MIU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium131.563.9100  51.4%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Anchorage, AKDetroit, MIU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack102.6102.3100  0.3%
Heart Failure91.6106.8100  16.6%
Hip Knee Replacement83.3104.9100  25.9%
Pneumonia89.3107100  19.8%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Anchorage, AKDetroit, MIU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$23,681$23,610$23,281  0.3%
Heart Failure Hospital$14,719$17,168$16,237  16.6%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$18,433$23,215$22,499  25.9%
Pneumonia Hospital$15,009$17,993$17,007  19.9%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Anchorage, AKDetroit, MIU.S. AvgDifference
2014-201514.6%0.4%3.1%  97.3%
2015-201647.3%2.0%12.5%  95.8%
2016-201728.8%6.9%57.9%  76.0%
2017-2018-21.6%37.1%19.0%  271.8%
2018-2019-3.3%0.5%-2.2%  115.2%
Since 201464.8%50.8%113.3%  21.6%
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