Kodiak, Alaska vs. West Branch, Iowa

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Health
  1.6% higher in West Branch, Iowa
than in Kodiak, Alaska
   Insurance cost
Kodiak, AKWest Branch, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium138.2139100  0.6%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Kodiak, AKWest Branch, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack101.597.4100  4.0%
Heart Failure89.3101.5100  13.7%
Hip Knee Replacement83.692.7100  10.9%
Pneumonia109.4104.8100  4.2%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Kodiak, AKWest Branch, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$23,416$22,481$23,281  4.0%
Heart Failure Hospital$14,346$16,314$16,237  13.7%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$18,515$20,526$22,499  10.9%
Pneumonia Hospital$18,395$17,628$17,007  4.2%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Kodiak, AKWest Branch, IAU.S. AvgDifference
2014-201514.6%4.7%3.1%  67.8%
2015-201647.3%13.2%12.5%  72.1%
2016-201728.8%26.3%57.9%  8.7%
2017-2018-21.6%88.1%19.0%  507.9%
2018-2019-3.3%6.9%-2.2%  309.1%
Since 201464.8%201.2%113.3%  210.5%
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