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2.8% higher in Ketchikan, Alaska
than in Galax, Virginia

Insurance cost

	Galax, VA	Ketchikan, AK	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	113.4	134.9	100	19.0%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Galax, VA	Ketchikan, AK	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	98.7	101.5	100	2.8%
Heart Failure	99.7	89.3	100	10.4%
Hip Knee Replacement	116.5	89.5	100	23.2%
Pneumonia	109.4	75.9	100	30.6%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Galax, VA	Ketchikan, AK	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,768	$23,416	$23,281	2.8%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,014	$14,346	$16,237	10.4%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$25,796	$19,825	$22,499	23.1%
Pneumonia Hospital	$18,404	$12,766	$17,007	30.6%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Galax, VA	Ketchikan, AK	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	3.3%	14.6%	3.1%	342.4%
2015-2016	3.9%	47.3%	12.5%	1,112.8%
2016-2017	10.3%	28.8%	57.9%	179.6%
2017-2018	66.1%	-21.6%	19.0%	132.7%
2018-2019	3.7%	-3.3%	-2.2%	189.2%
Since 2014	104.0%	64.8%	113.3%	37.7%

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