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10.5% higher in Anchorage, Alaska
than in Effingham, Kansas

Insurance cost

	Effingham, KS	Anchorage, AK	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	104.2	131.5	100	26.2%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Effingham, KS	Anchorage, AK	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	97.7	102.6	100	5.0%
Heart Failure	100.8	91.6	100	9.1%
Hip Knee Replacement	98.3	83.3	100	15.3%
Pneumonia	96.7	89.3	100	7.7%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Effingham, KS	Anchorage, AK	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,553	$23,681	$23,281	5.0%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,191	$14,719	$16,237	9.1%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$21,760	$18,433	$22,499	15.3%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,258	$15,009	$17,007	7.7%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Effingham, KS	Anchorage, AK	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-4.6%	14.6%	3.1%	417.4%
2015-2016	15.8%	47.3%	12.5%	199.4%
2016-2017	42.4%	28.8%	57.9%	32.1%
2017-2018	37.8%	-21.6%	19.0%	157.1%
2018-2019	6.6%	-3.3%	-2.2%	150.0%
Since 2014	131.0%	64.8%	113.3%	50.5%

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