Palmer, Alaska vs. Middlebourne, West Virginia

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Health
  13.4% lower in Middlebourne, West Virginia
than in Palmer, Alaska
   Insurance cost
Palmer, AKMiddlebourne, WVU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium138.295.4100  31.0%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Palmer, AKMiddlebourne, WVU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack91.2101.7100  11.5%
Heart Failure84.199.4100  18.2%
Hip Knee Replacement8397.9100  18.0%
Pneumonia82.292.5100  12.5%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Palmer, AKMiddlebourne, WVU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$21,051$23,465$23,281  11.5%
Heart Failure Hospital$13,508$15,970$16,237  18.2%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$18,385$21,684$22,499  17.9%
Pneumonia Hospital$13,829$15,551$17,007  12.5%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Palmer, AKMiddlebourne, WVU.S. AvgDifference
2014-201514.6%2.8%3.1%  80.8%
2015-201647.3%24.2%12.5%  48.8%
2016-201728.8%31.5%57.9%  9.4%
2017-2018-21.6%15.5%19.0%  171.8%
2018-2019-3.3%9.4%-2.2%  384.8%
Since 201464.8%112.1%113.3%  73.0%
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