Anchorage, Alaska vs. West Lafayette, Indiana

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Health
  25.0% lower in West Lafayette, Indiana
than in Anchorage, Alaska
   Insurance cost
Anchorage, AKWest Lafayette, INU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium131.566100  49.8%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Anchorage, AKWest Lafayette, INU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack102.695.7100  6.7%
Heart Failure91.6101.9100  11.2%
Hip Knee Replacement83.3105.6100  26.8%
Pneumonia89.3104.8100  17.4%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Anchorage, AKWest Lafayette, INU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$23,681$22,073$23,281  6.8%
Heart Failure Hospital$14,719$16,378$16,237  11.3%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$18,433$23,382$22,499  26.8%
Pneumonia Hospital$15,009$17,628$17,007  17.4%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Anchorage, AKWest Lafayette, INU.S. AvgDifference
2014-201514.6%-1.5%3.1%  110.3%
2015-201647.3%-12.7%12.5%  126.8%
2016-201728.8%-1.4%57.9%  104.9%
2017-2018-21.6%21.9%19.0%  201.4%
2018-2019-3.3%0.0%-2.2%  100.0%
Since 201464.8%3.4%113.3%  94.8%
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