Las Cruces, New Mexico vs. Ketchikan, Alaska

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Health
  30.1% higher in Ketchikan, Alaska
than in Las Cruces, New Mexico
   Insurance cost
Las Cruces, NMKetchikan, AKU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium71.6134.9100  88.4%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Las Cruces, NMKetchikan, AKU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack99.7101.5100  1.8%
Heart Failure102.689.3100  13.0%
Hip Knee Replacement103.489.5100  13.4%
Pneumonia10475.9100  27.0%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Las Cruces, NMKetchikan, AKU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$22,999$23,416$23,281  1.8%
Heart Failure Hospital$16,485$14,346$16,237  13.0%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$22,887$19,825$22,499  13.4%
Pneumonia Hospital$17,496$12,766$17,007  27.0%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Las Cruces, NMKetchikan, AKU.S. AvgDifference
2014-2015-12.4%14.6%3.1%  217.7%
2015-20167.1%47.3%12.5%  566.2%
2016-201728.8%28.8%57.9%  0.0%
2017-201851.6%-21.6%19.0%  141.9%
2018-2019-11.8%-3.3%-2.2%  72.0%
Since 201461.5%64.8%113.3%  5.4%
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