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Health
1.8% higher in Anchorage, Alaska
than in Hays, Kansas

Insurance cost

	Hays, KS	Anchorage, AK	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	112.9	131.5	100	16.5%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Hays, KS	Anchorage, AK	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	101.2	102.6	100	1.4%
Heart Failure	100.9	91.6	100	9.2%
Hip Knee Replacement	116.6	83.3	100	28.6%
Pneumonia	104.2	89.3	100	14.3%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Hays, KS	Anchorage, AK	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,349	$23,681	$23,281	1.4%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,208	$14,719	$16,237	9.2%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$25,813	$18,433	$22,499	28.6%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,524	$15,009	$17,007	14.4%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Hays, 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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