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Anchorage, Alaska vs. Ruston, Louisiana

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Health
  7.2% lower in Ruston, Louisiana
than in Anchorage, Alaska
   Insurance cost
Anchorage, AKRuston, LAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium131.5100.8100  23.3%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Anchorage, AKRuston, LAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack102.6102.3100  0.3%
Heart Failure91.6103.1100  12.6%
Hip Knee Replacement83.3107.8100  29.4%
Pneumonia89.3117.4100  31.5%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Anchorage, AKRuston, LAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$23,681$23,602$23,281  0.3%
Heart Failure Hospital$14,719$16,569$16,237  12.6%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$18,433$23,870$22,499  29.5%
Pneumonia Hospital$15,009$19,739$17,007  31.5%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Anchorage, AKRuston, 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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