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Anchorage, Alaska vs. West Columbia, South Carolina

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Health
  4.1% lower in West Columbia, South Carolina
than in Anchorage, Alaska
   Insurance cost
Anchorage, AKWest Columbia, SCU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium131.5115.2100  12.4%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Anchorage, AKWest Columbia, SCU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack102.699.4100  3.1%
Heart Failure91.6103.3100  12.8%
Hip Knee Replacement83.394100  12.8%
Pneumonia89.3104.8100  17.4%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Anchorage, AKWest Columbia, SCU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$23,681$22,930$23,281  3.2%
Heart Failure Hospital$14,719$16,592$16,237  12.7%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$18,433$20,818$22,499  12.9%
Pneumonia Hospital$15,009$17,626$17,007  17.4%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Anchorage, AKWest Columbia, SCU.S. AvgDifference
2014-201514.6%0.0%3.1%  100.0%
2015-201647.3%11.1%12.5%  76.5%
2016-201728.8%28.2%57.9%  2.1%
2017-2018-21.6%34.7%19.0%  260.6%
2018-2019-3.3%6.2%-2.2%  287.9%
Since 201464.8%103.7%113.3%  60.0%
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