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Health
8.9% higher in Dubuque, Iowa
than in Anchorage, Alaska

Insurance cost

	Anchorage, AK	Dubuque, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	131.5	140.7	100	7.0%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Anchorage, AK	Dubuque, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	102.6	98.5	100	4.0%
Heart Failure	91.6	103.4	100	12.9%
Hip Knee Replacement	83.3	106	100	27.3%
Pneumonia	89.3	103.7	100	16.1%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Anchorage, AK	Dubuque, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,681	$22,728	$23,281	4.0%
Heart Failure Hospital	$14,719	$16,613	$16,237	12.9%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$18,433	$23,460	$22,499	27.3%
Pneumonia Hospital	$15,009	$17,441	$17,007	16.2%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Anchorage, AK	Dubuque, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	14.6%	4.7%	3.1%	67.8%
2015-2016	47.3%	13.2%	12.5%	72.1%
2016-2017	28.8%	26.3%	57.9%	8.7%
2017-2018	-21.6%	88.1%	19.0%	507.9%
2018-2019	-3.3%	6.9%	-2.2%	309.1%
Since 2014	64.8%	201.2%	113.3%	210.5%

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