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10.3% higher in Anchorage, Alaska
than in Clearwater, Florida

Insurance cost

	Clearwater, FL	Anchorage, AK	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	93.7	131.5	100	40.3%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Clearwater, FL	Anchorage, AK	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	103.7	102.6	100	1.1%
Heart Failure	109.8	91.6	100	16.6%
Hip Knee Replacement	113	83.3	100	26.3%
Pneumonia	111.2	89.3	100	19.7%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Clearwater, FL	Anchorage, AK	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,926	$23,681	$23,281	1.0%
Heart Failure Hospital	$17,644	$14,719	$16,237	16.6%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$25,022	$18,433	$22,499	26.3%
Pneumonia Hospital	$18,696	$15,009	$17,007	19.7%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Clearwater, FL	Anchorage, AK	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	6.0%	14.6%	3.1%	143.3%
2015-2016	1.8%	47.3%	12.5%	2,527.8%
2016-2017	15.3%	28.8%	57.9%	88.2%
2017-2018	40.8%	-21.6%	19.0%	152.9%
2018-2019	2.4%	-3.3%	-2.2%	237.5%
Since 2014	79.3%	64.8%	113.3%	18.3%

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