Juneau, Alaska vs. Scranton, Pennsylvania

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Health
  8.5% lower in Scranton, Pennsylvania
than in Juneau, Alaska
   Insurance cost
Juneau, AKScranton, PAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium134.992.3100  31.6%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Juneau, AKScranton, PAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack101.5105100  3.4%
Heart Failure99.1114.9100  15.9%
Hip Knee Replacement79.7120.8100  51.6%
Pneumonia77112.1100  45.6%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Juneau, AKScranton, PAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$23,416$24,229$23,281  3.5%
Heart Failure Hospital$15,919$18,464$16,237  16.0%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$17,638$26,753$22,499  51.7%
Pneumonia Hospital$12,951$18,849$17,007  45.5%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Juneau, AKScranton, PAU.S. AvgDifference
2014-201514.6%-1.7%3.1%  111.6%
2015-201647.3%10.6%12.5%  77.6%
2016-201728.8%52.3%57.9%  81.6%
2017-2018-21.6%45.2%19.0%  309.3%
2018-2019-3.3%-15.8%-2.2%  378.8%
Since 201464.8%102.5%113.3%  58.2%
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