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Health
22.5% higher in Anchor Point, Alaska
than in Merritt Island, Florida

Insurance cost

	Merritt Island, FL	Anchor Point, AK	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	82.5	138.2	100	67.5%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Merritt Island, FL	Anchor Point, AK	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	105.1	101.5	100	3.4%
Heart Failure	109.2	86.6	100	20.7%
Hip Knee Replacement	107.8	89.9	100	16.6%
Pneumonia	102.9	88.6	100	13.9%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Merritt Island, FL	Anchor Point, AK	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$24,263	$23,416	$23,281	3.5%
Heart Failure Hospital	$17,540	$13,922	$16,237	20.6%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$23,876	$19,910	$22,499	16.6%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,311	$14,895	$17,007	14.0%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Merritt Island, FL	Anchor Point, AK	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	6.0%	14.6%	3.1%	143.3%
2015-2016	1.8%	47.3%	12.5%	2,527.8%
2016-2017	15.3%	28.8%	57.9%	88.2%
2017-2018	40.8%	-21.6%	19.0%	152.9%
2018-2019	2.4%	-3.3%	-2.2%	237.5%
Since 2014	79.3%	64.8%	113.3%	18.3%

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