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Buffalo, New York vs. Kotzebue, Alaska

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Health
  17.8% higher in Kotzebue, Alaska
than in Buffalo, New York
   Insurance cost
Buffalo, NYKotzebue, AKU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium94.8138.2100  45.8%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Buffalo, NYKotzebue, AKU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack99.1101.5100  2.4%
Heart Failure94.889.3100  5.8%
Hip Knee Replacement100.683.6100  16.9%
Pneumonia103.685.5100  17.5%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Buffalo, NYKotzebue, AKU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$22,862$23,416$23,281  2.4%
Heart Failure Hospital$15,231$14,346$16,237  5.8%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$22,271$18,515$22,499  16.9%
Pneumonia Hospital$17,416$14,377$17,007  17.4%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Buffalo, NYKotzebue, 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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