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Anchorage, Alaska vs. South Lake Tahoe, California

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Health
  16.2% lower in South Lake Tahoe, California
than in Anchorage, Alaska
   Insurance cost
Anchorage, AKSouth Lake Tahoe, CAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium131.594.8100  27.9%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Anchorage, AKSouth Lake Tahoe, CAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack102.697.1100  5.4%
Heart Failure91.692.3100  0.8%
Hip Knee Replacement83.389.2100  7.1%
Pneumonia89.390.1100  0.9%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Anchorage, AKSouth Lake Tahoe, CAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$23,681$22,405$23,281  5.4%
Heart Failure Hospital$14,719$14,828$16,237  0.7%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$18,433$19,758$22,499  7.2%
Pneumonia Hospital$15,009$15,153$17,007  1.0%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Anchorage, AKSouth Lake Tahoe, CAU.S. AvgDifference
2014-201514.6%4.0%3.1%  72.6%
2015-201647.3%0.0%12.5%  100.0%
2016-201728.8%9.3%57.9%  67.7%
2017-2018-21.6%26.1%19.0%  220.8%
2018-2019-3.3%1.2%-2.2%  136.4%
Since 201464.8%45.0%113.3%  30.6%
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