Bluffton, South Carolina vs. Anchorage, Alaska

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Health
  15.5% higher in Anchorage, Alaska
than in Bluffton, South Carolina
   Insurance cost
Bluffton, SCAnchorage, AKU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium103.1131.5100  27.5%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Bluffton, SCAnchorage, AKU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack89.5102.6100  14.6%
Heart Failure8291.6100  11.7%
Hip Knee Replacement94.483.3100  11.8%
Pneumonia92.889.3100  3.8%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Bluffton, SCAnchorage, AKU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$20,655$23,681$23,281  14.7%
Heart Failure Hospital$13,179$14,719$16,237  11.7%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$20,900$18,433$22,499  11.8%
Pneumonia Hospital$15,599$15,009$17,007  3.8%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Bluffton, SCAnchorage, AKU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20150.0%14.6%3.1%  ∞%
2015-201611.1%47.3%12.5%  326.1%
2016-201728.2%28.8%57.9%  2.1%
2017-201834.7%-21.6%19.0%  162.2%
2018-20196.2%-3.3%-2.2%  153.2%
Since 2014103.7%64.8%113.3%  37.5%
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