Palmer, Alaska vs. Gorham, Maine

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Health
  15.4% lower in Gorham, Maine
than in Palmer, Alaska
   Insurance cost
Palmer, AKGorham, MEU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium138.293.1100  32.6%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Palmer, AKGorham, MEU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack91.298.1100  7.6%
Heart Failure84.197.9100  16.4%
Hip Knee Replacement8391.5100  10.2%
Pneumonia82.2102.4100  24.6%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Palmer, AKGorham, MEU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$21,051$22,637$23,281  7.5%
Heart Failure Hospital$13,508$15,723$16,237  16.4%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$18,385$20,258$22,499  10.2%
Pneumonia Hospital$13,829$17,222$17,007  24.5%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Palmer, AKGorham, 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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