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Columbia, Maryland vs. Palmer, Alaska

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Health
  21.5% higher in Palmer, Alaska
than in Columbia, Maryland
   Insurance cost
Columbia, MDPalmer, AKU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium80.4138.2100  71.9%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Columbia, MDPalmer, AKU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack108.491.2100  15.9%
Heart Failure99.584.1100  15.5%
Hip Knee Replacement10483100  20.2%
Pneumonia99.382.2100  17.2%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Columbia, MDPalmer, AKU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$25,017$21,051$23,281  15.9%
Heart Failure Hospital$15,988$13,508$16,237  15.5%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$23,023$18,385$22,499  20.1%
Pneumonia Hospital$16,698$13,829$17,007  17.2%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Columbia, MDPalmer, AKU.S. AvgDifference
2014-201515.9%14.6%3.1%  8.2%
2015-2016-0.4%47.3%12.5%  11,925.0%
2016-201725.2%28.8%57.9%  14.3%
2017-201853.1%-21.6%19.0%  140.7%
2018-2019-14.0%-3.3%-2.2%  76.4%
Since 201490.5%64.8%113.3%  28.4%
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