Sitka, Alaska vs. Fort Lauderdale, Florida

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Health
  14.3% lower in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
than in Sitka, Alaska
   Insurance cost
Sitka, AKFort Lauderdale, FLU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium134.985100  37.0%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Sitka, AKFort Lauderdale, FLU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack101.5106.8100  5.2%
Heart Failure89.3110.9100  24.2%
Hip Knee Replacement83.6110100  31.6%
Pneumonia85.5106.7100  24.8%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Sitka, AKFort Lauderdale, FLU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$23,416$24,645$23,281  5.2%
Heart Failure Hospital$14,346$17,813$16,237  24.2%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$18,515$24,355$22,499  31.5%
Pneumonia Hospital$14,377$17,949$17,007  24.8%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Sitka, AKFort Lauderdale, FLU.S. AvgDifference
2014-201514.6%6.0%3.1%  58.9%
2015-201647.3%1.8%12.5%  96.2%
2016-201728.8%15.3%57.9%  46.9%
2017-2018-21.6%40.8%19.0%  288.9%
2018-2019-3.3%2.4%-2.2%  172.7%
Since 201464.8%79.3%113.3%  22.4%
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