Anchorage, Alaska vs. Wausau, Wisconsin

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Health
  6.1% lower in Wausau, Wisconsin
than in Anchorage, Alaska
   Insurance cost
Anchorage, AKWausau, WIU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium131.5112.7100  14.3%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Anchorage, AKWausau, WIU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack102.6104.5100  1.9%
Heart Failure91.697.5100  6.4%
Hip Knee Replacement83.388.2100  5.9%
Pneumonia89.3101.1100  13.2%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Anchorage, AKWausau, WIU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$23,681$24,104$23,281  1.8%
Heart Failure Hospital$14,719$15,659$16,237  6.4%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$18,433$19,532$22,499  6.0%
Pneumonia Hospital$15,009$16,999$17,007  13.3%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Anchorage, AKWausau, WIU.S. AvgDifference
2014-201514.6%2.7%3.1%  81.5%
2015-201647.3%4.2%12.5%  91.1%
2016-201728.8%15.4%57.9%  46.5%
2017-2018-21.6%54.6%19.0%  352.8%
2018-2019-3.3%-5.6%-2.2%  69.7%
Since 201464.8%80.2%113.3%  23.8%
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