Boone, Iowa vs. Anchorage, Alaska

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Health
  7.8% lower in Anchorage, Alaska
than in Boone, Iowa
   Insurance cost
Boone, IAAnchorage, AKU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium144.3131.5100  8.9%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Boone, IAAnchorage, AKU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack98102.6100  4.7%
Heart Failure95.591.6100  4.1%
Hip Knee Replacement100.883.3100  17.4%
Pneumonia95.989.3100  6.9%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Boone, IAAnchorage, AKU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$22,612$23,681$23,281  4.7%
Heart Failure Hospital$15,342$14,719$16,237  4.1%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$22,324$18,433$22,499  17.4%
Pneumonia Hospital$16,123$15,009$17,007  6.9%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Boone, IAAnchorage, AKU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20154.7%14.6%3.1%  210.6%
2015-201613.2%47.3%12.5%  258.3%
2016-201726.3%28.8%57.9%  9.5%
2017-201888.1%-21.6%19.0%  124.5%
2018-20196.9%-3.3%-2.2%  147.8%
Since 2014201.2%64.8%113.3%  67.8%
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