Sitka, Alaska vs. Kalamazoo, Michigan

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Health
  20.7% lower in Kalamazoo, Michigan
than in Sitka, Alaska
   Insurance cost
Sitka, AKKalamazoo, MIU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium134.987.3100  35.3%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Sitka, AKKalamazoo, MIU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack101.595.5100  5.9%
Heart Failure89.398.3100  10.1%
Hip Knee Replacement83.681.8100  2.2%
Pneumonia85.596.9100  13.3%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Sitka, AKKalamazoo, MIU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$23,416$22,044$23,281  5.9%
Heart Failure Hospital$14,346$15,790$16,237  10.1%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$18,515$18,107$22,499  2.2%
Pneumonia Hospital$14,377$16,293$17,007  13.3%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Sitka, AKKalamazoo, MIU.S. AvgDifference
2014-201514.6%0.4%3.1%  97.3%
2015-201647.3%2.0%12.5%  95.8%
2016-201728.8%6.9%57.9%  76.0%
2017-2018-21.6%37.1%19.0%  271.8%
2018-2019-3.3%0.5%-2.2%  115.2%
Since 201464.8%50.8%113.3%  21.6%
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