Anchorage, Alaska vs. State College, Pennsylvania

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Health
  4.9% lower in State College, Pennsylvania
than in Anchorage, Alaska
   Insurance cost
Anchorage, AKState College, PAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium131.5112.9100  14.1%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Anchorage, AKState College, PAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack102.695.4100  7.0%
Heart Failure91.6104.7100  14.3%
Hip Knee Replacement83.395.7100  14.9%
Pneumonia89.3111.6100  25.0%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Anchorage, AKState College, PAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$23,681$22,014$23,281  7.0%
Heart Failure Hospital$14,719$16,821$16,237  14.3%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$18,433$21,177$22,499  14.9%
Pneumonia Hospital$15,009$18,767$17,007  25.0%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Anchorage, AKState College, 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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