Juneau, Alaska vs. Wheeling, West Virginia

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Health
  12.1% lower in Wheeling, West Virginia
than in Juneau, Alaska
   Insurance cost
Juneau, AKWheeling, WVU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium134.989.4100  33.7%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Juneau, AKWheeling, WVU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack101.5103.8100  2.3%
Heart Failure99.1102.5100  3.4%
Hip Knee Replacement79.7113.7100  42.7%
Pneumonia77110.9100  44.0%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Juneau, AKWheeling, WVU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$23,416$23,953$23,281  2.3%
Heart Failure Hospital$15,919$16,467$16,237  3.4%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$17,638$25,170$22,499  42.7%
Pneumonia Hospital$12,951$18,640$17,007  43.9%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Juneau, AKWheeling, 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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