Kansas City, Kansas vs. Anchorage, Alaska

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Health
  3.6% higher in Anchorage, Alaska
than in Kansas City, Kansas
   Insurance cost
Kansas City, KSAnchorage, AKU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium112.1131.5100  17.3%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Kansas City, KSAnchorage, AKU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack101.5102.6100  1.1%
Heart Failure105.391.6100  13.0%
Hip Knee Replacement98.783.3100  15.6%
Pneumonia116.789.3100  23.5%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Kansas City, KSAnchorage, AKU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$23,422$23,681$23,281  1.1%
Heart Failure Hospital$16,926$14,719$16,237  13.0%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$21,843$18,433$22,499  15.6%
Pneumonia Hospital$19,617$15,009$17,007  23.5%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Kansas City, KSAnchorage, AKU.S. AvgDifference
2014-2015-4.6%14.6%3.1%  417.4%
2015-201615.8%47.3%12.5%  199.4%
2016-201742.4%28.8%57.9%  32.1%
2017-201837.8%-21.6%19.0%  157.1%
2018-20196.6%-3.3%-2.2%  150.0%
Since 2014131.0%64.8%113.3%  50.5%
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