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10.0% higher in Anchorage, Alaska
than in Joplin, Missouri

Insurance cost

	Joplin, MO	Anchorage, AK	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	100.4	131.5	100	31.0%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Joplin, MO	Anchorage, AK	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	108	102.6	100	5.0%
Heart Failure	98.6	91.6	100	7.1%
Hip Knee Replacement	99.5	83.3	100	16.3%
Pneumonia	103.2	89.3	100	13.5%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Joplin, MO	Anchorage, AK	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$24,921	$23,681	$23,281	5.0%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,847	$14,719	$16,237	7.1%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$22,030	$18,433	$22,499	16.3%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,358	$15,009	$17,007	13.5%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Joplin, MO	Anchorage, AK	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-1.0%	14.6%	3.1%	1,560.0%
2015-2016	10.6%	47.3%	12.5%	346.2%
2016-2017	18.5%	28.8%	57.9%	55.7%
2017-2018	42.2%	-21.6%	19.0%	151.2%
2018-2019	-5.7%	-3.3%	-2.2%	42.1%
Since 2014	73.9%	64.8%	113.3%	12.3%

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