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13.0% lower in Anchorage, Alaska
than in Salinas, California

Insurance cost

	Salinas, CA	Anchorage, AK	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	156.2	131.5	100	15.8%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Salinas, CA	Anchorage, AK	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	102.6	102.6	100	0.0%
Heart Failure	99.8	91.6	100	8.2%
Hip Knee Replacement	96	83.3	100	13.2%
Pneumonia	107.7	89.3	100	17.1%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Salinas, CA	Anchorage, AK	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,675	$23,681	$23,281	0.0%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,036	$14,719	$16,237	8.2%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$21,262	$18,433	$22,499	13.3%
Pneumonia Hospital	$18,107	$15,009	$17,007	17.1%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Salinas, CA	Anchorage, AK	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	4.0%	14.6%	3.1%	265.0%
2015-2016	0.0%	47.3%	12.5%	∞%
2016-2017	9.3%	28.8%	57.9%	209.7%
2017-2018	26.1%	-21.6%	19.0%	182.8%
2018-2019	1.2%	-3.3%	-2.2%	375.0%
Since 2014	45.0%	64.8%	113.3%	44.0%

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