Bethesda, Maryland vs. Homer, Alaska

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Health
  24.8% higher in Homer, Alaska
than in Bethesda, Maryland
   Insurance cost
Bethesda, MDHomer, AKU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium80.4138.2100  71.9%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Bethesda, MDHomer, AKU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack97.9101.5100  3.7%
Heart Failure106.186.6100  18.4%
Hip Knee Replacement111.289.9100  19.2%
Pneumonia104.188.6100  14.9%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Bethesda, MDHomer, AKU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$22,581$23,416$23,281  3.7%
Heart Failure Hospital$17,050$13,922$16,237  18.3%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$24,614$19,910$22,499  19.1%
Pneumonia Hospital$17,505$14,895$17,007  14.9%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Bethesda, MDHomer, AKU.S. AvgDifference
2014-201515.9%14.6%3.1%  8.2%
2015-2016-0.4%47.3%12.5%  11,925.0%
2016-201725.2%28.8%57.9%  14.3%
2017-201853.1%-21.6%19.0%  140.7%
2018-2019-14.0%-3.3%-2.2%  76.4%
Since 201490.5%64.8%113.3%  28.4%
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