Dunkirk, New York vs. Valdez, Alaska

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Health
  15.4% higher in Valdez, Alaska
than in Dunkirk, New York
   Insurance cost
Dunkirk, NYValdez, AKU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium94.8131.5100  38.7%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Dunkirk, NYValdez, AKU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack93.1101.5100  9.0%
Heart Failure96.889.3100  7.7%
Hip Knee Replacement106.783.6100  21.6%
Pneumonia91.885.5100  6.9%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Dunkirk, NYValdez, AKU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$21,486$23,416$23,281  9.0%
Heart Failure Hospital$15,549$14,346$16,237  7.7%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$23,632$18,515$22,499  21.7%
Pneumonia Hospital$15,440$14,377$17,007  6.9%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Dunkirk, NYValdez, AKU.S. AvgDifference
2014-201510.8%14.6%3.1%  35.2%
2015-20163.4%47.3%12.5%  1,291.2%
2016-201715.5%28.8%57.9%  85.8%
2017-201811.5%-21.6%19.0%  287.8%
2018-201912.5%-3.3%-2.2%  126.4%
Since 201465.9%64.8%113.3%  1.7%
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