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27.1% higher in Ketchikan, Alaska
than in Athens, Georgia

Insurance cost

	Athens, GA	Ketchikan, AK	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	82.9	134.9	100	62.7%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Athens, GA	Ketchikan, AK	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	89	101.5	100	14.0%
Heart Failure	94.1	89.3	100	5.1%
Hip Knee Replacement	100.6	89.5	100	11.0%
Pneumonia	97.3	75.9	100	22.0%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Athens, GA	Ketchikan, AK	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$20,530	$23,416	$23,281	14.1%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,113	$14,346	$16,237	5.1%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$22,270	$19,825	$22,499	11.0%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,359	$12,766	$17,007	22.0%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Athens, GA	Ketchikan, AK	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-6.9%	14.6%	3.1%	311.6%
2015-2016	5.9%	47.3%	12.5%	701.7%
2016-2017	17.1%	28.8%	57.9%	68.4%
2017-2018	43.8%	-21.6%	19.0%	149.3%
2018-2019	0.8%	-3.3%	-2.2%	512.5%
Since 2014	67.4%	64.8%	113.3%	3.9%

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