Queens, New York vs. Anchorage, Alaska

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Health
  0.4% higher in Anchorage, Alaska
than in Queens, New York
   Insurance cost
Queens, NYAnchorage, AKU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium112.5131.5100  16.9%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Queens, NYAnchorage, AKU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack96.4102.6100  6.4%
Heart Failure96.791.6100  5.3%
Hip Knee Replacement134.783.3100  38.2%
Pneumonia10389.3100  13.3%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Queens, NYAnchorage, AKU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$22,244$23,681$23,281  6.5%
Heart Failure Hospital$15,534$14,719$16,237  5.2%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$29,821$18,433$22,499  38.2%
Pneumonia Hospital$17,323$15,009$17,007  13.4%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Queens, NYAnchorage, AKU.S. AvgDifference
2014-201510.8%14.6%3.1%  35.2%
2015-20163.4%47.3%12.5%  1,291.2%
2016-201715.5%28.8%57.9%  85.8%
2017-201811.5%-21.6%19.0%  287.8%
2018-201912.5%-3.3%-2.2%  126.4%
Since 201465.9%64.8%113.3%  1.7%
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