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Health
9.3% higher in Anchorage, Alaska
than in Fairfield, Connecticut

Insurance cost

	Fairfield, CT	Anchorage, AK	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	99.8	131.5	100	31.8%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Fairfield, CT	Anchorage, AK	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	101.1	102.6	100	1.5%
Heart Failure	105.7	91.6	100	13.3%
Hip Knee Replacement	107.7	83.3	100	22.7%
Pneumonia	105.3	89.3	100	15.2%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Fairfield, CT	Anchorage, AK	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,326	$23,681	$23,281	1.5%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,979	$14,719	$16,237	13.3%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$23,854	$18,433	$22,499	22.7%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,714	$15,009	$17,007	15.3%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Fairfield, CT	Anchorage, AK	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-2.2%	14.6%	3.1%	763.6%
2015-2016	0.0%	47.3%	12.5%	∞%
2016-2017	17.3%	28.8%	57.9%	66.5%
2017-2018	31.6%	-21.6%	19.0%	168.4%
2018-2019	-12.8%	-3.3%	-2.2%	74.2%
Since 2014	31.6%	64.8%	113.3%	105.1%

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