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Anchorage, Alaska vs. Iowa City, Iowa

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Health
  3.3% higher in Iowa City, Iowa
than in Anchorage, Alaska
   Insurance cost
Anchorage, AKIowa City, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium131.5140.7100  7.0%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Anchorage, AKIowa City, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack102.689.7100  12.6%
Heart Failure91.697.9100  6.9%
Hip Knee Replacement83.382.9100  0.5%
Pneumonia89.398.9100  10.8%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Anchorage, AKIowa City, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$23,681$20,690$23,281  12.6%
Heart Failure Hospital$14,719$15,735$16,237  6.9%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$18,433$18,358$22,499  0.4%
Pneumonia Hospital$15,009$16,623$17,007  10.8%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Anchorage, AKIowa City, IAU.S. AvgDifference
2014-201514.6%4.7%3.1%  67.8%
2015-201647.3%13.2%12.5%  72.1%
2016-201728.8%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 201464.8%201.2%113.3%  210.5%
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