Kodiak, Alaska vs. Fort Polk South, Louisiana

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Health
  1.8% lower in Fort Polk South, Louisiana
than in Kodiak, Alaska
   Insurance cost
Kodiak, AKFort Polk South, LAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium138.2100.8100  27.1%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Kodiak, AKFort Polk South, LAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack101.599.1100  2.4%
Heart Failure89.3105.5100  18.1%
Hip Knee Replacement83.6176.8100  111.5%
Pneumonia109.4111100  1.5%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Kodiak, AKFort Polk South, LAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$23,416$22,860$23,281  2.4%
Heart Failure Hospital$14,346$16,947$16,237  18.1%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$18,515$39,145$22,499  111.4%
Pneumonia Hospital$18,395$18,673$17,007  1.5%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Kodiak, AKFort Polk South, LAU.S. AvgDifference
2014-201514.6%5.5%3.1%  62.3%
2015-201647.3%8.6%12.5%  81.8%
2016-201728.8%17.0%57.9%  41.0%
2017-2018-21.6%14.8%19.0%  168.5%
2018-2019-3.3%-4.2%-2.2%  27.3%
Since 201464.8%47.4%113.3%  26.9%
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