Gaithersburg, Maryland vs. Sitka, Alaska

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Health
  21.9% higher in Sitka, Alaska
than in Gaithersburg, Maryland
   Insurance cost
Gaithersburg, MDSitka, AKU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium80.4134.9100  67.8%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Gaithersburg, MDSitka, AKU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack97.9101.5100  3.7%
Heart Failure106.189.3100  15.8%
Hip Knee Replacement111.283.6100  24.8%
Pneumonia104.185.5100  17.9%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Gaithersburg, MDSitka, AKU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$22,581$23,416$23,281  3.7%
Heart Failure Hospital$17,050$14,346$16,237  15.9%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$24,614$18,515$22,499  24.8%
Pneumonia Hospital$17,505$14,377$17,007  17.9%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Gaithersburg, MDSitka, AKU.S. AvgDifference
2014-201515.9%14.6%3.1%  8.2%
2015-2016-0.4%47.3%12.5%  11,925.0%
2016-201725.2%28.8%57.9%  14.3%
2017-201853.1%-21.6%19.0%  140.7%
2018-2019-14.0%-3.3%-2.2%  76.4%
Since 201490.5%64.8%113.3%  28.4%
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