Anchorage, Alaska vs. New Orleans, Louisiana

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Health
  23.8% lower in New Orleans, Louisiana
than in Anchorage, Alaska
   Insurance cost
Anchorage, AKNew Orleans, LAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium131.573.7100  44.0%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Anchorage, AKNew Orleans, LAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack102.694.6100  7.8%
Heart Failure91.693.6100  2.2%
Hip Knee Replacement83.394.2100  13.1%
Pneumonia89.3108.6100  21.6%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Anchorage, AKNew Orleans, LAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$23,681$21,825$23,281  7.8%
Heart Failure Hospital$14,719$15,044$16,237  2.2%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$18,433$20,861$22,499  13.2%
Pneumonia Hospital$15,009$18,259$17,007  21.7%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Anchorage, AKNew Orleans, LAU.S. AvgDifference
2014-201514.6%5.5%3.1%  62.3%
2015-201647.3%8.6%12.5%  81.8%
2016-201728.8%17.0%57.9%  41.0%
2017-2018-21.6%14.8%19.0%  168.5%
2018-2019-3.3%-4.2%-2.2%  27.3%
Since 201464.8%47.4%113.3%  26.9%
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