Anchorage, Alaska vs. Elgin, Illinois

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Health
  14.3% lower in Elgin, Illinois
than in Anchorage, Alaska
   Insurance cost
Anchorage, AKElgin, ILU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium131.589.4100  32.0%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Anchorage, AKElgin, ILU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack102.6107.9100  5.2%
Heart Failure91.6104.4100  14.0%
Hip Knee Replacement83.394.7100  13.7%
Pneumonia89.3103.9100  16.3%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Anchorage, AKElgin, ILU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$23,681$24,905$23,281  5.2%
Heart Failure Hospital$14,719$16,777$16,237  14.0%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$18,433$20,965$22,499  13.7%
Pneumonia Hospital$15,009$17,477$17,007  16.4%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Anchorage, AKElgin, ILU.S. AvgDifference
2014-201514.6%3.1%3.1%  78.8%
2015-201647.3%9.0%12.5%  81.0%
2016-201728.8%38.0%57.9%  31.9%
2017-2018-21.6%38.1%19.0%  276.4%
2018-2019-3.3%-1.6%-2.2%  51.5%
Since 201464.8%110.6%113.3%  70.7%
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