Palmer, Alaska vs. Stoughton, Massachusetts

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Health
  25.1% lower in Stoughton, Massachusetts
than in Palmer, Alaska
   Insurance cost
Palmer, AKStoughton, MAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium138.262.8100  54.6%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Palmer, AKStoughton, MAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack91.2104.4100  14.5%
Heart Failure84.1104.3100  24.0%
Hip Knee Replacement83106.2100  28.0%
Pneumonia82.2104.5100  27.1%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Palmer, AKStoughton, MAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$21,051$24,085$23,281  14.4%
Heart Failure Hospital$13,508$16,762$16,237  24.1%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$18,385$23,520$22,499  27.9%
Pneumonia Hospital$13,829$17,580$17,007  27.1%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Palmer, AKStoughton, MAU.S. AvgDifference
2014-201514.6%-2.6%3.1%  117.8%
2015-201647.3%-1.5%12.5%  103.2%
2016-201728.8%-2.7%57.9%  109.4%
2017-2018-21.6%26.4%19.0%  222.2%
2018-2019-3.3%5.1%-2.2%  254.5%
Since 201464.8%23.9%113.3%  63.1%
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