Buffalo, New York vs. Big Lake, Alaska

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Health
  15.2% higher in Big Lake, Alaska
than in Buffalo, New York
   Insurance cost
Buffalo, NYBig Lake, AKU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium94.8138.2100  45.8%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Buffalo, NYBig Lake, AKU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack99.191.2100  8.0%
Heart Failure94.884.1100  11.3%
Hip Knee Replacement100.683100  17.5%
Pneumonia103.682.2100  20.7%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Buffalo, NYBig Lake, AKU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$22,862$21,051$23,281  7.9%
Heart Failure Hospital$15,231$13,508$16,237  11.3%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$22,271$18,385$22,499  17.4%
Pneumonia Hospital$17,416$13,829$17,007  20.6%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Buffalo, NYBig Lake, AKU.S. AvgDifference
2014-201510.8%14.6%3.1%  35.2%
2015-20163.4%47.3%12.5%  1,291.2%
2016-201715.5%28.8%57.9%  85.8%
2017-201811.5%-21.6%19.0%  287.8%
2018-201912.5%-3.3%-2.2%  126.4%
Since 201465.9%64.8%113.3%  1.7%
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