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5.1% higher in Seward, Alaska
than in Galax, Virginia

Insurance cost

	Galax, VA	Seward, AK	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	113.4	138.2	100	21.9%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Galax, VA	Seward, AK	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	98.7	101.5	100	2.8%
Heart Failure	99.7	86.6	100	13.1%
Hip Knee Replacement	116.5	89.9	100	22.8%
Pneumonia	109.4	88.6	100	19.0%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Galax, VA	Seward, AK	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,768	$23,416	$23,281	2.8%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,014	$13,922	$16,237	13.1%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$25,796	$19,910	$22,499	22.8%
Pneumonia Hospital	$18,404	$14,895	$17,007	19.1%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Galax, VA	Seward, 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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