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19.1% higher in Anchorage, Alaska
than in Columbus, Georgia

Insurance cost

	Columbus, GA	Anchorage, AK	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	85.4	131.5	100	54.0%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Columbus, GA	Anchorage, AK	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	101	102.6	100	1.6%
Heart Failure	99	91.6	100	7.5%
Hip Knee Replacement	101.4	83.3	100	17.9%
Pneumonia	111	89.3	100	19.5%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Columbus, GA	Anchorage, AK	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,310	$23,681	$23,281	1.6%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,908	$14,719	$16,237	7.5%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$22,440	$18,433	$22,499	17.9%
Pneumonia Hospital	$18,667	$15,009	$17,007	19.6%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Columbus, GA	Anchorage, AK	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-6.9%	14.6%	3.1%	311.6%
2015-2016	5.9%	47.3%	12.5%	701.7%
2016-2017	17.1%	28.8%	57.9%	68.4%
2017-2018	43.8%	-21.6%	19.0%	149.3%
2018-2019	0.8%	-3.3%	-2.2%	512.5%
Since 2014	67.4%	64.8%	113.3%	3.9%

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