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Anchorage, Alaska vs. Scranton, Pennsylvania

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Health
  8.1% lower in Scranton, Pennsylvania
than in Anchorage, Alaska
   Insurance cost
Anchorage, AKScranton, PAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium131.592.3100  29.8%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Anchorage, AKScranton, PAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack102.6105100  2.3%
Heart Failure91.6114.9100  25.4%
Hip Knee Replacement83.3120.8100  45.0%
Pneumonia89.3112.1100  25.5%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Anchorage, AKScranton, PAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$23,681$24,229$23,281  2.3%
Heart Failure Hospital$14,719$18,464$16,237  25.4%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$18,433$26,753$22,499  45.1%
Pneumonia Hospital$15,009$18,849$17,007  25.6%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Anchorage, AKScranton, 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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