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Health
37.3% higher in Kotzebue, Alaska
than in Boston, Massachusetts

Insurance cost

	Boston, MA	Kotzebue, AK	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	61.8	138.2	100	123.6%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Boston, MA	Kotzebue, AK	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	102.9	101.5	100	1.4%
Heart Failure	101.2	89.3	100	11.8%
Hip Knee Replacement	110.4	83.6	100	24.3%
Pneumonia	102	85.5	100	16.2%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Boston, MA	Kotzebue, AK	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,736	$23,416	$23,281	1.3%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,264	$14,346	$16,237	11.8%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$24,442	$18,515	$22,499	24.2%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,153	$14,377	$17,007	16.2%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Boston, MA	Kotzebue, 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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