Anchorage, Alaska vs. Lancaster, Pennsylvania

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Health
  0.5% lower in Lancaster, Pennsylvania
than in Anchorage, Alaska
   Insurance cost
Anchorage, AKLancaster, PAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium131.5116.3100  11.6%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Anchorage, AKLancaster, PAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack102.6111.9100  9.1%
Heart Failure91.6108100  17.9%
Hip Knee Replacement83.3102.5100  23.0%
Pneumonia89.399.6100  11.5%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Anchorage, AKLancaster, PAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$23,681$25,813$23,281  9.0%
Heart Failure Hospital$14,719$17,352$16,237  17.9%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$18,433$22,688$22,499  23.1%
Pneumonia Hospital$15,009$16,754$17,007  11.6%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Anchorage, AKLancaster, PAU.S. AvgDifference
2014-201514.6%-1.7%3.1%  111.6%
2015-201647.3%10.6%12.5%  77.6%
2016-201728.8%52.3%57.9%  81.6%
2017-2018-21.6%45.2%19.0%  309.3%
2018-2019-3.3%-15.8%-2.2%  378.8%
Since 201464.8%102.5%113.3%  58.2%
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