Juneau, Alaska vs. Charleston, West Virginia

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Health
  6.0% lower in Charleston, West Virginia
than in Juneau, Alaska
   Insurance cost
Juneau, AKCharleston, WVU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium134.9117.7100  12.8%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Juneau, AKCharleston, WVU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack101.599.5100  2.0%
Heart Failure99.199.5100  0.4%
Hip Knee Replacement79.780.8100  1.4%
Pneumonia77101.2100  31.4%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Juneau, AKCharleston, WVU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$23,416$22,970$23,281  1.9%
Heart Failure Hospital$15,919$15,987$16,237  0.4%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$17,638$17,893$22,499  1.4%
Pneumonia Hospital$12,951$17,023$17,007  31.4%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Juneau, AKCharleston, WVU.S. AvgDifference
2014-201514.6%2.8%3.1%  80.8%
2015-201647.3%24.2%12.5%  48.8%
2016-201728.8%31.5%57.9%  9.4%
2017-2018-21.6%15.5%19.0%  171.8%
2018-2019-3.3%9.4%-2.2%  384.8%
Since 201464.8%112.1%113.3%  73.0%
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