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Health
6.6% higher in Sitka, Alaska
than in Blue Ridge, Georgia

Insurance cost

	Blue Ridge, GA	Sitka, AK	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	113.8	134.9	100	18.5%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Blue Ridge, GA	Sitka, AK	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	98	101.5	100	3.6%
Heart Failure	102.8	89.3	100	13.1%
Hip Knee Replacement	99.5	83.6	100	16.0%
Pneumonia	90	85.5	100	5.0%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Blue Ridge, GA	Sitka, AK	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,603	$23,416	$23,281	3.6%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,521	$14,346	$16,237	13.2%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$22,039	$18,515	$22,499	16.0%
Pneumonia Hospital	$15,139	$14,377	$17,007	5.0%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Blue Ridge, GA	Sitka, 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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