Anchorage, Alaska vs. Wheaton, Maryland

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Health
  17.2% lower in Wheaton, Maryland
than in Anchorage, Alaska
   Insurance cost
Anchorage, AKWheaton, MDU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium131.580.4100  38.9%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Anchorage, AKWheaton, MDU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack102.697.9100  4.6%
Heart Failure91.6106.1100  15.8%
Hip Knee Replacement83.3111.2100  33.5%
Pneumonia89.3104.1100  16.6%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Anchorage, AKWheaton, MDU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$23,681$22,581$23,281  4.6%
Heart Failure Hospital$14,719$17,050$16,237  15.8%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$18,433$24,614$22,499  33.5%
Pneumonia Hospital$15,009$17,505$17,007  16.6%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Anchorage, AKWheaton, MDU.S. AvgDifference
2014-201514.6%15.9%3.1%  8.9%
2015-201647.3%-0.4%12.5%  100.8%
2016-201728.8%25.2%57.9%  12.5%
2017-2018-21.6%53.1%19.0%  345.8%
2018-2019-3.3%-14.0%-2.2%  324.2%
Since 201464.8%90.5%113.3%  39.7%
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