Anchorage, Alaska vs. Augusta, Georgia

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Health
  8.1% lower in Augusta, Georgia
than in Anchorage, Alaska
   Insurance cost
Anchorage, AKAugusta, GAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium131.5109100  17.1%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Anchorage, AKAugusta, GAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack102.699.5100  3.0%
Heart Failure91.698.4100  7.4%
Hip Knee Replacement83.389.4100  7.3%
Pneumonia89.3102.4100  14.7%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Anchorage, AKAugusta, GAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$23,681$22,956$23,281  3.1%
Heart Failure Hospital$14,719$15,813$16,237  7.4%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$18,433$19,802$22,499  7.4%
Pneumonia Hospital$15,009$17,213$17,007  14.7%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Anchorage, AKAugusta, GAU.S. AvgDifference
2014-201514.6%-6.9%3.1%  147.3%
2015-201647.3%5.9%12.5%  87.5%
2016-201728.8%17.1%57.9%  40.6%
2017-2018-21.6%43.8%19.0%  302.8%
2018-2019-3.3%0.8%-2.2%  124.2%
Since 201464.8%67.4%113.3%  4.0%
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