Anchorage, Alaska vs. Durham, North Carolina

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Health
  17.6% lower in Durham, North Carolina
than in Anchorage, Alaska
   Insurance cost
Anchorage, AKDurham, NCU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium131.592.3100  29.8%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Anchorage, AKDurham, NCU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack102.690.4100  11.9%
Heart Failure91.690.3100  1.4%
Hip Knee Replacement83.392.4100  10.9%
Pneumonia89.396100  7.5%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Anchorage, AKDurham, NCU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$23,681$20,852$23,281  11.9%
Heart Failure Hospital$14,719$14,514$16,237  1.4%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$18,433$20,454$22,499  11.0%
Pneumonia Hospital$15,009$16,141$17,007  7.5%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Anchorage, AKDurham, NCU.S. AvgDifference
2014-201514.6%6.0%3.1%  58.9%
2015-201647.3%23.1%12.5%  51.2%
2016-201728.8%39.6%57.9%  37.5%
2017-2018-21.6%15.5%19.0%  171.8%
2018-2019-3.3%-1.4%-2.2%  57.6%
Since 201464.8%107.4%113.3%  65.7%
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