Anchorage, Alaska vs. Lake Forest, Illinois

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Health
  10.1% lower in Lake Forest, Illinois
than in Anchorage, Alaska
   Insurance cost
Anchorage, AKLake Forest, ILU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium131.596.9100  26.3%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Anchorage, AKLake Forest, ILU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack102.6104100  1.4%
Heart Failure91.6108.6100  18.6%
Hip Knee Replacement83.3102.4100  22.9%
Pneumonia89.3102.7100  15.0%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Anchorage, AKLake Forest, ILU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$23,681$23,993$23,281  1.3%
Heart Failure Hospital$14,719$17,455$16,237  18.6%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$18,433$22,678$22,499  23.0%
Pneumonia Hospital$15,009$17,263$17,007  15.0%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Anchorage, AKLake Forest, 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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