Cheyenne, Wyoming vs. Anchorage, Alaska

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Health
  11.5% lower in Anchorage, Alaska
than in Cheyenne, Wyoming
   Insurance cost
Cheyenne, WYAnchorage, AKU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium152.8131.5100  13.9%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Cheyenne, WYAnchorage, AKU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack110.6102.6100  7.2%
Heart Failure93.791.6100  2.2%
Hip Knee Replacement92.983.3100  10.3%
Pneumonia98.289.3100  9.1%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Cheyenne, WYAnchorage, AKU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$25,516$23,681$23,281  7.2%
Heart Failure Hospital$15,058$14,719$16,237  2.3%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$20,570$18,433$22,499  10.4%
Pneumonia Hospital$16,520$15,009$17,007  9.1%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Cheyenne, WYAnchorage, AKU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20154.5%14.6%3.1%  224.4%
2015-20165.7%47.3%12.5%  729.8%
2016-20178.9%28.8%57.9%  223.6%
2017-201871.6%-21.6%19.0%  130.2%
2018-20190.0%-3.3%-2.2%  ∞%
Since 2014106.4%64.8%113.3%  39.1%
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