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7.8% higher in Anchorage, Alaska
than in Ashland, Wisconsin

Insurance cost

	Ashland, WI	Anchorage, AK	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	115	131.5	100	14.3%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Ashland, WI	Anchorage, AK	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	90.8	102.6	100	13.0%
Heart Failure	92.1	91.6	100	0.5%
Hip Knee Replacement	98.7	83.3	100	15.6%
Pneumonia	83.4	89.3	100	7.1%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Ashland, WI	Anchorage, AK	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$20,958	$23,681	$23,281	13.0%
Heart Failure Hospital	$14,805	$14,719	$16,237	0.6%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$21,849	$18,433	$22,499	15.6%
Pneumonia Hospital	$14,027	$15,009	$17,007	7.0%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Ashland, WI	Anchorage, AK	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	2.7%	14.6%	3.1%	440.7%
2015-2016	4.2%	47.3%	12.5%	1,026.2%
2016-2017	15.4%	28.8%	57.9%	87.0%
2017-2018	54.6%	-21.6%	19.0%	139.6%
2018-2019	-5.6%	-3.3%	-2.2%	41.1%
Since 2014	80.2%	64.8%	113.3%	19.2%

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