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6.4% higher in Ketchikan, Alaska
than in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania

Insurance cost

	Mechanicsburg, PA	Ketchikan, AK	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	108.8	134.9	100	24.0%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Mechanicsburg, PA	Ketchikan, AK	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	102.7	101.5	100	1.2%
Heart Failure	113.2	89.3	100	21.1%
Hip Knee Replacement	96.5	89.5	100	7.3%
Pneumonia	111.6	75.9	100	32.0%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Mechanicsburg, PA	Ketchikan, AK	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,699	$23,416	$23,281	1.2%
Heart Failure Hospital	$18,182	$14,346	$16,237	21.1%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$21,364	$19,825	$22,499	7.2%
Pneumonia Hospital	$18,761	$12,766	$17,007	32.0%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Mechanicsburg, PA	Ketchikan, 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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