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Anchorage, Alaska vs. Lake Madison, South Dakota

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Health
  7.6% lower in Lake Madison, South Dakota
than in Anchorage, Alaska
   Insurance cost
Anchorage, AKLake Madison, SDU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium131.5107.5100  18.3%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Anchorage, AKLake Madison, SDU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack102.698.7100  3.8%
Heart Failure91.699100  8.1%
Hip Knee Replacement83.394.7100  13.7%
Pneumonia89.3108.8100  21.8%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Anchorage, AKLake Madison, SDU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$23,681$22,772$23,281  3.8%
Heart Failure Hospital$14,719$15,900$16,237  8.0%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$18,433$20,967$22,499  13.7%
Pneumonia Hospital$15,009$18,303$17,007  21.9%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Anchorage, AKLake Madison, SDU.S. AvgDifference
2014-201514.6%-7.7%3.1%  152.7%
2015-201647.3%24.6%12.5%  48.0%
2016-201728.8%38.6%57.9%  34.0%
2017-2018-21.6%14.3%19.0%  166.2%
2018-2019-3.3%6.9%-2.2%  309.1%
Since 201464.8%94.8%113.3%  46.3%
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