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0.4% higher in Homer, Alaska
than in Congress, Arizona

Insurance cost

	Congress, AZ	Homer, AK	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	130.5	138.2	100	5.9%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Congress, AZ	Homer, AK	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	100.7	101.5	100	0.8%
Heart Failure	105.4	86.6	100	17.8%
Hip Knee Replacement	95	89.9	100	5.4%
Pneumonia	101.7	88.6	100	12.9%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Congress, AZ	Homer, AK	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,229	$23,416	$23,281	0.8%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,940	$13,922	$16,237	17.8%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$21,031	$19,910	$22,499	5.3%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,107	$14,895	$17,007	12.9%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Congress, AZ	Homer, AK	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-3.0%	14.6%	3.1%	586.7%
2015-2016	21.9%	47.3%	12.5%	116.0%
2016-2017	115.5%	28.8%	57.9%	75.1%
2017-2018	0.2%	-21.6%	19.0%	10,900.0%
2018-2019	-8.7%	-3.3%	-2.2%	62.1%
Since 2014	133.2%	64.8%	113.3%	51.4%

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