Kenai, Alaska vs. Staples, Minnesota

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Health
  31.1% lower in Staples, Minnesota
than in Kenai, Alaska
   Insurance cost
Kenai, AKStaples, MNU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium138.261.4100  55.6%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Kenai, AKStaples, MNU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack101.5101100  0.5%
Heart Failure86.697100  12.0%
Hip Knee Replacement89.995.6100  6.3%
Pneumonia88.697.3100  9.8%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Kenai, AKStaples, MNU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$23,416$23,310$23,281  0.5%
Heart Failure Hospital$13,922$15,589$16,237  12.0%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$19,910$21,169$22,499  6.3%
Pneumonia Hospital$14,895$16,369$17,007  9.9%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Kenai, AKStaples, MNU.S. AvgDifference
2014-201514.6%42.3%3.1%  189.7%
2015-201647.3%0.4%12.5%  99.2%
2016-201728.8%58.5%57.9%  103.1%
2017-2018-21.6%-6.6%19.0%  69.4%
2018-2019-3.3%-15.3%-2.2%  363.6%
Since 201464.8%79.1%113.3%  22.1%
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