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26.6% lower in Traverse City, Michigan
than in Ketchikan, Alaska

Insurance cost

	Ketchikan, AK	Traverse City, MI	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	134.9	78.5	100	41.8%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Ketchikan, AK	Traverse City, MI	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	101.5	89.4	100	11.9%
Heart Failure	89.3	95.3	100	6.7%
Hip Knee Replacement	89.5	76.8	100	14.2%
Pneumonia	75.9	97.8	100	28.9%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Ketchikan, AK	Traverse City, MI	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,416	$20,626	$23,281	11.9%
Heart Failure Hospital	$14,346	$15,311	$16,237	6.7%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$19,825	$17,004	$22,499	14.2%
Pneumonia Hospital	$12,766	$16,442	$17,007	28.8%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Ketchikan, AK	Traverse City, MI	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	14.6%	0.4%	3.1%	97.3%
2015-2016	47.3%	2.0%	12.5%	95.8%
2016-2017	28.8%	6.9%	57.9%	76.0%
2017-2018	-21.6%	37.1%	19.0%	271.8%
2018-2019	-3.3%	0.5%	-2.2%	115.2%
Since 2014	64.8%	50.8%	113.3%	21.6%

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