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Health
3.8% lower in Anchorage, Alaska
than in Bear, Delaware

Insurance cost

	Bear, DE	Anchorage, AK	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	131.5	131.5	100	0.0%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Bear, DE	Anchorage, AK	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	98.7	102.6	100	4.0%
Heart Failure	103.7	91.6	100	11.7%
Hip Knee Replacement	98.8	83.3	100	15.7%
Pneumonia	106.5	89.3	100	16.2%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Bear, DE	Anchorage, AK	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,782	$23,681	$23,281	3.9%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,660	$14,719	$16,237	11.7%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$21,870	$18,433	$22,499	15.7%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,908	$15,009	$17,007	16.2%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Bear, DE	Anchorage, AK	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	4.2%	14.6%	3.1%	247.6%
2015-2016	18.3%	47.3%	12.5%	158.5%
2016-2017	18.8%	28.8%	57.9%	53.2%
2017-2018	39.2%	-21.6%	19.0%	155.1%
2018-2019	16.1%	-3.3%	-2.2%	120.5%
Since 2014	136.7%	64.8%	113.3%	52.6%

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