Anchorage, Alaska vs. Laurel, Mississippi

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Health
  6.6% lower in Laurel, Mississippi
than in Anchorage, Alaska
   Insurance cost
Anchorage, AKLaurel, MSU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium131.5106.5100  19.0%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Anchorage, AKLaurel, MSU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack102.697.5100  5.0%
Heart Failure91.689.8100  2.0%
Hip Knee Replacement83.3119.1100  43.0%
Pneumonia89.390.9100  1.8%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Anchorage, AKLaurel, MSU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$23,681$22,492$23,281  5.0%
Heart Failure Hospital$14,719$14,436$16,237  1.9%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$18,433$26,370$22,499  43.1%
Pneumonia Hospital$15,009$15,292$17,007  1.9%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Anchorage, AKLaurel, MSU.S. AvgDifference
2014-201514.6%-19.6%3.1%  234.2%
2015-201647.3%-8.2%12.5%  117.3%
2016-201728.8%17.9%57.9%  37.8%
2017-2018-21.6%57.8%19.0%  367.6%
2018-2019-3.3%0.4%-2.2%  112.1%
Since 201464.8%37.8%113.3%  41.7%
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