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30.7% higher in Palmer, Alaska
than in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Insurance cost

	Pittsburgh, PA	Palmer, AK	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	63.9	138.2	100	116.3%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Pittsburgh, PA	Palmer, AK	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	104.1	91.2	100	12.4%
Heart Failure	110.4	84.1	100	23.8%
Hip Knee Replacement	106.4	83	100	22.0%
Pneumonia	113.7	82.2	100	27.7%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Pittsburgh, PA	Palmer, AK	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$24,010	$21,051	$23,281	12.3%
Heart Failure Hospital	$17,732	$13,508	$16,237	23.8%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$23,548	$18,385	$22,499	21.9%
Pneumonia Hospital	$19,117	$13,829	$17,007	27.7%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Pittsburgh, PA	Palmer, AK	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-1.7%	14.6%	3.1%	958.8%
2015-2016	10.6%	47.3%	12.5%	346.2%
2016-2017	52.3%	28.8%	57.9%	44.9%
2017-2018	45.2%	-21.6%	19.0%	147.8%
2018-2019	-15.8%	-3.3%	-2.2%	79.1%
Since 2014	102.5%	64.8%	113.3%	36.8%

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