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Health
1.8% higher in Anchorage, Alaska
than in Salem, Virginia

Insurance cost

	Salem, VA	Anchorage, AK	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	119.6	131.5	100	9.9%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Salem, VA	Anchorage, AK	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	93	102.6	100	10.3%
Heart Failure	100.3	91.6	100	8.7%
Hip Knee Replacement	106	83.3	100	21.4%
Pneumonia	102	89.3	100	12.5%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Salem, VA	Anchorage, AK	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$21,468	$23,681	$23,281	10.3%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,117	$14,719	$16,237	8.7%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$23,464	$18,433	$22,499	21.4%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,151	$15,009	$17,007	12.5%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Salem, VA	Anchorage, AK	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	3.3%	14.6%	3.1%	342.4%
2015-2016	3.9%	47.3%	12.5%	1,112.8%
2016-2017	10.3%	28.8%	57.9%	179.6%
2017-2018	66.1%	-21.6%	19.0%	132.7%
2018-2019	3.7%	-3.3%	-2.2%	189.2%
Since 2014	104.0%	64.8%	113.3%	37.7%

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