Anchorage, Alaska vs. North Pole, Alaska

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Health
  1.3% higher in North Pole, Alaska
than in Anchorage, Alaska
   Insurance cost
Anchorage, AKNorth Pole, AKU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium131.5138.2100  5.1%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Anchorage, AKNorth Pole, AKU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack102.6108.3100  5.6%
Heart Failure91.677.7100  15.2%
Hip Knee Replacement83.377.1100  7.4%
Pneumonia89.381.4100  8.8%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Anchorage, AKNorth Pole, AKU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$23,681$24,985$23,281  5.5%
Heart Failure Hospital$14,719$12,490$16,237  15.1%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$18,433$17,067$22,499  7.4%
Pneumonia Hospital$15,009$13,690$17,007  8.8%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Anchorage, AKNorth Pole, AKU.S. AvgDifference
2014-201514.6%14.6%3.1%  0.0%
2015-201647.3%47.3%12.5%  0.0%
2016-201728.8%28.8%57.9%  0.0%
2017-2018-21.6%-21.6%19.0%  0.0%
2018-2019-3.3%-3.3%-2.2%  0.0%
Since 201464.8%64.8%113.3%  0.0%
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