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16.7% higher in Anchorage, Alaska
than in Mount Vernon, Washington

Insurance cost

	Mount Vernon, WA	Anchorage, AK	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	99.2	131.5	100	32.6%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Mount Vernon, WA	Anchorage, AK	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	88.9	102.6	100	15.4%
Heart Failure	99.8	91.6	100	8.2%
Hip Knee Replacement	90.8	83.3	100	8.3%
Pneumonia	95	89.3	100	6.0%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Mount Vernon, WA	Anchorage, AK	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$20,510	$23,681	$23,281	15.5%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,042	$14,719	$16,237	8.2%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$20,094	$18,433	$22,499	8.3%
Pneumonia Hospital	$15,967	$15,009	$17,007	6.0%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Mount Vernon, WA	Anchorage, AK	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-17.9%	14.6%	3.1%	181.6%
2015-2016	5.6%	47.3%	12.5%	744.6%
2016-2017	-1.6%	28.8%	57.9%	1,900.0%
2017-2018	38.3%	-21.6%	19.0%	156.4%
2018-2019	13.4%	-3.3%	-2.2%	124.6%
Since 2014	33.7%	64.8%	113.3%	92.3%

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