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Anchorage, Alaska vs. Grand Rapids, Michigan

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Health
  25.4% lower in Grand Rapids, Michigan
than in Anchorage, Alaska
   Insurance cost
Anchorage, AKGrand Rapids, MIU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium131.572100  45.2%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Anchorage, AKGrand Rapids, MIU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack102.694.6100  7.8%
Heart Failure91.699100  8.1%
Hip Knee Replacement83.390.4100  8.5%
Pneumonia89.399.8100  11.8%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Anchorage, AKGrand Rapids, MIU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$23,681$21,840$23,281  7.8%
Heart Failure Hospital$14,719$15,913$16,237  8.1%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$18,433$20,015$22,499  8.6%
Pneumonia Hospital$15,009$16,784$17,007  11.8%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Anchorage, AKGrand Rapids, MIU.S. AvgDifference
2014-201514.6%0.4%3.1%  97.3%
2015-201647.3%2.0%12.5%  95.8%
2016-201728.8%6.9%57.9%  76.0%
2017-2018-21.6%37.1%19.0%  271.8%
2018-2019-3.3%0.5%-2.2%  115.2%
Since 201464.8%50.8%113.3%  21.6%
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