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Health
2.5% higher in Whispering Pines, North Carolina
than in Anchorage, Alaska

Insurance cost

	Anchorage, AK	Whispering Pines, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	131.5	139.7	100	6.2%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Anchorage, AK	Whispering Pines, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	102.6	83.7	100	18.4%
Heart Failure	91.6	95.7	100	4.5%
Hip Knee Replacement	83.3	92.3	100	10.8%
Pneumonia	89.3	89.8	100	0.6%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Anchorage, AK	Whispering Pines, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,681	$19,310	$23,281	18.5%
Heart Failure Hospital	$14,719	$15,370	$16,237	4.4%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$18,433	$20,439	$22,499	10.9%
Pneumonia Hospital	$15,009	$15,098	$17,007	0.6%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Anchorage, AK	Whispering Pines, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	14.6%	6.0%	3.1%	58.9%
2015-2016	47.3%	23.1%	12.5%	51.2%
2016-2017	28.8%	39.6%	57.9%	37.5%
2017-2018	-21.6%	15.5%	19.0%	171.8%
2018-2019	-3.3%	-1.4%	-2.2%	57.6%
Since 2014	64.8%	107.4%	113.3%	65.7%

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