Anchorage, Alaska vs. Grand Forks, North Dakota

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Health
  13.9% lower in Grand Forks, North Dakota
than in Anchorage, Alaska
   Insurance cost
Anchorage, AKGrand Forks, NDU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium131.590.4100  31.3%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Anchorage, AKGrand Forks, NDU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack102.6105.1100  2.4%
Heart Failure91.6100.6100  9.8%
Hip Knee Replacement83.395.6100  14.8%
Pneumonia89.3111.5100  24.9%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Anchorage, AKGrand Forks, NDU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$23,681$24,245$23,281  2.4%
Heart Failure Hospital$14,719$16,169$16,237  9.9%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$18,433$21,163$22,499  14.8%
Pneumonia Hospital$15,009$18,756$17,007  25.0%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Anchorage, AKGrand Forks, NDU.S. AvgDifference
2014-201514.6%6.7%3.1%  54.1%
2015-201647.3%8.9%12.5%  81.2%
2016-201728.8%6.7%57.9%  76.7%
2017-2018-21.6%7.1%19.0%  132.9%
2018-2019-3.3%21.2%-2.2%  742.4%
Since 201464.8%60.9%113.3%  6.0%
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