Anchorage, Alaska vs. Gate City, Virginia

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Health
  6.4% lower in Gate City, Virginia
than in Anchorage, Alaska
   Insurance cost
Anchorage, AKGate City, VAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium131.5113.4100  13.8%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Anchorage, AKGate City, VAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack102.693.4100  9.0%
Heart Failure91.696.2100  5.0%
Hip Knee Replacement83.398.7100  18.5%
Pneumonia89.395.4100  6.8%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Anchorage, AKGate City, VAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$23,681$21,558$23,281  9.0%
Heart Failure Hospital$14,719$15,452$16,237  5.0%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$18,433$21,852$22,499  18.5%
Pneumonia Hospital$15,009$16,035$17,007  6.8%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Anchorage, AKGate City, VAU.S. AvgDifference
2014-201514.6%3.3%3.1%  77.4%
2015-201647.3%3.9%12.5%  91.8%
2016-201728.8%10.3%57.9%  64.2%
2017-2018-21.6%66.1%19.0%  406.0%
2018-2019-3.3%3.7%-2.2%  212.1%
Since 201464.8%104.0%113.3%  60.5%
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