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19.1% higher in Anchorage, Alaska
than in Bensalem, Pennsylvania

Insurance cost

	Bensalem, PA	Anchorage, AK	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	89.3	131.5	100	47.3%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Bensalem, PA	Anchorage, AK	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	100.6	102.6	100	2.0%
Heart Failure	104.1	91.6	100	12.0%
Hip Knee Replacement	90.6	83.3	100	8.1%
Pneumonia	104.6	89.3	100	14.6%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Bensalem, PA	Anchorage, AK	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,221	$23,681	$23,281	2.0%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,731	$14,719	$16,237	12.0%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$20,048	$18,433	$22,499	8.1%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,581	$15,009	$17,007	14.6%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Bensalem, PA	Anchorage, AK	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-1.7%	14.6%	3.1%	958.8%
2015-2016	10.6%	47.3%	12.5%	346.2%
2016-2017	52.3%	28.8%	57.9%	44.9%
2017-2018	45.2%	-21.6%	19.0%	147.8%
2018-2019	-15.8%	-3.3%	-2.2%	79.1%
Since 2014	102.5%	64.8%	113.3%	36.8%

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