Anchorage, Alaska vs. West Plains, Missouri

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Health
  0.2% lower in West Plains, Missouri
than in Anchorage, Alaska
   Insurance cost
Anchorage, AKWest Plains, MOU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium131.5128.6100  2.2%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Anchorage, AKWest Plains, MOU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack102.690.1100  12.2%
Heart Failure91.698.8100  7.9%
Hip Knee Replacement83.388.7100  6.5%
Pneumonia89.3111.6100  25.0%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Anchorage, AKWest Plains, MOU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$23,681$20,787$23,281  12.2%
Heart Failure Hospital$14,719$15,880$16,237  7.9%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$18,433$19,640$22,499  6.5%
Pneumonia Hospital$15,009$18,760$17,007  25.0%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Anchorage, AKWest Plains, MOU.S. AvgDifference
2014-201514.6%-1.0%3.1%  106.8%
2015-201647.3%10.6%12.5%  77.6%
2016-201728.8%18.5%57.9%  35.8%
2017-2018-21.6%42.2%19.0%  295.4%
2018-2019-3.3%-5.7%-2.2%  72.7%
Since 201464.8%73.9%113.3%  14.0%
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