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Health
34.1% higher in Anchorage, Alaska
than in Boston, Massachusetts

Insurance cost

	Boston, MA	Anchorage, AK	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	61.8	131.5	100	112.8%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Boston, MA	Anchorage, AK	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	102.9	102.6	100	0.3%
Heart Failure	101.2	91.6	100	9.5%
Hip Knee Replacement	110.4	83.3	100	24.5%
Pneumonia	102	89.3	100	12.5%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Boston, MA	Anchorage, AK	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,736	$23,681	$23,281	0.2%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,264	$14,719	$16,237	9.5%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$24,442	$18,433	$22,499	24.6%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,153	$15,009	$17,007	12.5%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Boston, MA	Anchorage, AK	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-2.6%	14.6%	3.1%	661.5%
2015-2016	-1.5%	47.3%	12.5%	3,253.3%
2016-2017	-2.7%	28.8%	57.9%	1,166.7%
2017-2018	26.4%	-21.6%	19.0%	181.8%
2018-2019	5.1%	-3.3%	-2.2%	164.7%
Since 2014	23.9%	64.8%	113.3%	171.1%

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