Anchorage, Alaska vs. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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Health
  12.0% lower in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
than in Anchorage, Alaska
   Insurance cost
Anchorage, AKPhiladelphia, PAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium131.589.3100  32.1%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Anchorage, AKPhiladelphia, PAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack102.6104.7100  2.0%
Heart Failure91.6106.5100  16.3%
Hip Knee Replacement83.3109.6100  31.6%
Pneumonia89.3110.3100  23.5%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Anchorage, AKPhiladelphia, PAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$23,681$24,166$23,281  2.0%
Heart Failure Hospital$14,719$17,110$16,237  16.2%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$18,433$24,254$22,499  31.6%
Pneumonia Hospital$15,009$18,541$17,007  23.5%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Anchorage, AKPhiladelphia, 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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