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15.0% higher in Seward, Alaska
than in San Jose, California

Insurance cost

	San Jose, CA	Seward, AK	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	97.3	138.2	100	42.0%

Procedure & surgery cost

	San Jose, CA	Seward, AK	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	102.7	101.5	100	1.2%
Heart Failure	101.9	86.6	100	15.0%
Hip Knee Replacement	105.1	89.9	100	14.5%
Pneumonia	104.3	88.6	100	15.1%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	San Jose, CA	Seward, AK	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,705	$23,416	$23,281	1.2%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,366	$13,922	$16,237	14.9%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$23,270	$19,910	$22,499	14.4%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,545	$14,895	$17,007	15.1%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	San Jose, CA	Seward, 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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