Dubuque, Iowa vs. Anchorage, Alaska

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Health
  8.1% lower in Anchorage, Alaska
than in Dubuque, Iowa
   Insurance cost
Dubuque, IAAnchorage, AKU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium140.7131.5100  6.5%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Dubuque, IAAnchorage, AKU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack98.5102.6100  4.2%
Heart Failure103.491.6100  11.4%
Hip Knee Replacement10683.3100  21.4%
Pneumonia103.789.3100  13.9%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Dubuque, IAAnchorage, AKU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$22,728$23,681$23,281  4.2%
Heart Failure Hospital$16,613$14,719$16,237  11.4%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$23,460$18,433$22,499  21.4%
Pneumonia Hospital$17,441$15,009$17,007  13.9%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Dubuque, IAAnchorage, AKU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20154.7%14.6%3.1%  210.6%
2015-201613.2%47.3%12.5%  258.3%
2016-201726.3%28.8%57.9%  9.5%
2017-201888.1%-21.6%19.0%  124.5%
2018-20196.9%-3.3%-2.2%  147.8%
Since 2014201.2%64.8%113.3%  67.8%
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