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31.5% higher in Anchorage, Alaska
than in Mars, Pennsylvania

Insurance cost

	Mars, PA	Anchorage, AK	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	67.4	131.5	100	95.1%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Mars, PA	Anchorage, AK	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	101.8	102.6	100	0.8%
Heart Failure	108.9	91.6	100	15.9%
Hip Knee Replacement	100.2	83.3	100	16.9%
Pneumonia	102.3	89.3	100	12.7%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Mars, PA	Anchorage, AK	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,484	$23,681	$23,281	0.8%
Heart Failure Hospital	$17,501	$14,719	$16,237	15.9%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$22,175	$18,433	$22,499	16.9%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,197	$15,009	$17,007	12.7%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Mars, PA	Anchorage, AK	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-1.7%	14.6%	3.1%	958.8%
2015-2016	10.6%	47.3%	12.5%	346.2%
2016-2017	52.3%	28.8%	57.9%	44.9%
2017-2018	45.2%	-21.6%	19.0%	147.8%
2018-2019	-15.8%	-3.3%	-2.2%	79.1%
Since 2014	102.5%	64.8%	113.3%	36.8%

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