Palmer, Alaska vs. Bar Harbor, Maine

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Health
  5.4% higher in Bar Harbor, Maine
than in Palmer, Alaska
   Insurance cost
Palmer, AKBar Harbor, MEU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium138.2137.6100  0.4%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Palmer, AKBar Harbor, MEU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack91.288.5100  3.0%
Heart Failure84.1104.7100  24.5%
Hip Knee Replacement83103.5100  24.7%
Pneumonia82.2103.4100  25.8%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Palmer, AKBar Harbor, MEU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$21,051$20,430$23,281  2.9%
Heart Failure Hospital$13,508$16,818$16,237  24.5%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$18,385$22,921$22,499  24.7%
Pneumonia Hospital$13,829$17,379$17,007  25.7%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Palmer, AKBar Harbor, MEU.S. AvgDifference
2014-201514.6%-1.2%3.1%  108.2%
2015-201647.3%4.4%12.5%  90.7%
2016-201728.8%14.9%57.9%  48.3%
2017-2018-21.6%52.7%19.0%  344.0%
2018-2019-3.3%-7.5%-2.2%  127.3%
Since 201464.8%67.4%113.3%  4.0%
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