Merrill, Wisconsin vs. Anchorage, Alaska

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Health
  7.8% higher in Anchorage, Alaska
than in Merrill, Wisconsin
   Insurance cost
Merrill, WIAnchorage, AKU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium112.7131.5100  16.7%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Merrill, WIAnchorage, AKU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack102.3102.6100  0.3%
Heart Failure92.791.6100  1.2%
Hip Knee Replacement87.383.3100  4.6%
Pneumonia96.589.3100  7.5%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Merrill, WIAnchorage, AKU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$23,612$23,681$23,281  0.3%
Heart Failure Hospital$14,902$14,719$16,237  1.2%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$19,328$18,433$22,499  4.6%
Pneumonia Hospital$16,223$15,009$17,007  7.5%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Merrill, WIAnchorage, AKU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20152.7%14.6%3.1%  440.7%
2015-20164.2%47.3%12.5%  1,026.2%
2016-201715.4%28.8%57.9%  87.0%
2017-201854.6%-21.6%19.0%  139.6%
2018-2019-5.6%-3.3%-2.2%  41.1%
Since 201480.2%64.8%113.3%  19.2%
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