Juneau, Alaska vs. Buffalo, New York

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Health
  13.4% lower in Buffalo, New York
than in Juneau, Alaska
   Insurance cost
Juneau, AKBuffalo, NYU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium134.994.8100  29.7%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Juneau, AKBuffalo, NYU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack101.599.1100  2.4%
Heart Failure99.194.8100  4.3%
Hip Knee Replacement79.7100.6100  26.2%
Pneumonia77103.6100  34.5%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Juneau, AKBuffalo, NYU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$23,416$22,862$23,281  2.4%
Heart Failure Hospital$15,919$15,231$16,237  4.3%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$17,638$22,271$22,499  26.3%
Pneumonia Hospital$12,951$17,416$17,007  34.5%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Juneau, AKBuffalo, NYU.S. AvgDifference
2014-201514.6%10.8%3.1%  26.0%
2015-201647.3%3.4%12.5%  92.8%
2016-201728.8%15.5%57.9%  46.2%
2017-2018-21.6%11.5%19.0%  153.2%
2018-2019-3.3%12.5%-2.2%  478.8%
Since 201464.8%65.9%113.3%  1.7%
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