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13.0% higher in Anchorage, Alaska
than in Sanford, Florida

Insurance cost

	Sanford, FL	Anchorage, AK	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	89.1	131.5	100	47.6%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Sanford, FL	Anchorage, AK	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	104.3	102.6	100	1.6%
Heart Failure	103.3	91.6	100	11.3%
Hip Knee Replacement	116.1	83.3	100	28.3%
Pneumonia	107.6	89.3	100	17.0%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Sanford, FL	Anchorage, AK	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$24,062	$23,681	$23,281	1.6%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,602	$14,719	$16,237	11.3%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$25,696	$18,433	$22,499	28.3%
Pneumonia Hospital	$18,099	$15,009	$17,007	17.1%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Sanford, FL	Anchorage, AK	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	6.0%	14.6%	3.1%	143.3%
2015-2016	1.8%	47.3%	12.5%	2,527.8%
2016-2017	15.3%	28.8%	57.9%	88.2%
2017-2018	40.8%	-21.6%	19.0%	152.9%
2018-2019	2.4%	-3.3%	-2.2%	237.5%
Since 2014	79.3%	64.8%	113.3%	18.3%

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