Kearney, Nebraska vs. Valdez, Alaska

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Health
  18.5% lower in Valdez, Alaska
than in Kearney, Nebraska
   Insurance cost
Kearney, NEValdez, AKU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium169.7131.5100  22.5%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Kearney, NEValdez, AKU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack113.1101.5100  10.3%
Heart Failure105.389.3100  15.2%
Hip Knee Replacement95.883.6100  12.7%
Pneumonia96.785.5100  11.6%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Kearney, NEValdez, AKU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$26,094$23,416$23,281  10.3%
Heart Failure Hospital$16,926$14,346$16,237  15.2%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$21,206$18,515$22,499  12.7%
Pneumonia Hospital$16,266$14,377$17,007  11.6%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Kearney, NEValdez, AKU.S. AvgDifference
2014-201518.9%14.6%3.1%  22.8%
2015-201612.2%47.3%12.5%  287.7%
2016-201752.7%28.8%57.9%  45.4%
2017-201851.3%-21.6%19.0%  142.1%
2018-20199.3%-3.3%-2.2%  135.5%
Since 2014236.5%64.8%113.3%  72.6%
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