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11.8% lower in Dresden, Maine
than in Anchorage, Alaska

Insurance cost

	Anchorage, AK	Dresden, ME	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	131.5	97.7	100	25.7%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Anchorage, AK	Dresden, ME	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	102.6	97.7	100	4.8%
Heart Failure	91.6	104.2	100	13.8%
Hip Knee Replacement	83.3	99.6	100	19.6%
Pneumonia	89.3	97.6	100	9.3%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Anchorage, AK	Dresden, ME	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,681	$22,537	$23,281	4.8%
Heart Failure Hospital	$14,719	$16,746	$16,237	13.8%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$18,433	$22,044	$22,499	19.6%
Pneumonia Hospital	$15,009	$16,420	$17,007	9.4%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Anchorage, AK	Dresden, ME	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	14.6%	-1.2%	3.1%	108.2%
2015-2016	47.3%	4.4%	12.5%	90.7%
2016-2017	28.8%	14.9%	57.9%	48.3%
2017-2018	-21.6%	52.7%	19.0%	344.0%
2018-2019	-3.3%	-7.5%	-2.2%	127.3%
Since 2014	64.8%	67.4%	113.3%	4.0%

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