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24.7% lower in Seattle, Washington
than in Ketchikan, Alaska

Insurance cost

	Ketchikan, AK	Seattle, WA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	134.9	72.9	100	46.0%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Ketchikan, AK	Seattle, WA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	101.5	98.6	100	2.9%
Heart Failure	89.3	98.3	100	10.1%
Hip Knee Replacement	89.5	94.2	100	5.3%
Pneumonia	75.9	101.6	100	33.9%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Ketchikan, AK	Seattle, WA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,416	$22,748	$23,281	2.9%
Heart Failure Hospital	$14,346	$15,802	$16,237	10.1%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$19,825	$20,849	$22,499	5.2%
Pneumonia Hospital	$12,766	$17,076	$17,007	33.8%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Ketchikan, AK	Seattle, WA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	14.6%	-17.9%	3.1%	222.6%
2015-2016	47.3%	5.6%	12.5%	88.2%
2016-2017	28.8%	-1.6%	57.9%	105.6%
2017-2018	-21.6%	38.3%	19.0%	277.3%
2018-2019	-3.3%	13.4%	-2.2%	506.1%
Since 2014	64.8%	33.7%	113.3%	48.0%

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