Anchorage, Alaska vs. Sparks, Nevada

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Health
  17.7% lower in Sparks, Nevada
than in Anchorage, Alaska
   Insurance cost
Anchorage, AKSparks, NVU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium131.592.1100  30.0%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Anchorage, AKSparks, NVU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack102.692100  10.3%
Heart Failure91.697.8100  6.8%
Hip Knee Replacement83.385.7100  2.9%
Pneumonia89.398.3100  10.1%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Anchorage, AKSparks, NVU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$23,681$21,222$23,281  10.4%
Heart Failure Hospital$14,719$15,710$16,237  6.7%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$18,433$18,965$22,499  2.9%
Pneumonia Hospital$15,009$16,528$17,007  10.1%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Anchorage, AKSparks, NVU.S. AvgDifference
2014-201514.6%-0.7%3.1%  104.8%
2015-201647.3%7.9%12.5%  83.3%
2016-201728.8%5.6%57.9%  80.6%
2017-2018-21.6%43.0%19.0%  299.1%
2018-2019-3.3%-5.1%-2.2%  54.5%
Since 201464.8%53.6%113.3%  17.3%
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