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Health
33.3% higher in Anchorage, Alaska
than in Brookline, Massachusetts

Insurance cost

	Brookline, MA	Anchorage, AK	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	62.8	131.5	100	109.4%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Brookline, MA	Anchorage, AK	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	104.4	102.6	100	1.7%
Heart Failure	104.3	91.6	100	12.2%
Hip Knee Replacement	106.2	83.3	100	21.6%
Pneumonia	104.5	89.3	100	14.5%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Brookline, MA	Anchorage, AK	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$24,085	$23,681	$23,281	1.7%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,762	$14,719	$16,237	12.2%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$23,520	$18,433	$22,499	21.6%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,580	$15,009	$17,007	14.6%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Brookline, 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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