Snowflake, Arizona vs. Anchorage, Alaska

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Health
  2.9% lower in Anchorage, Alaska
than in Snowflake, Arizona
   Insurance cost
Snowflake, AZAnchorage, AKU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium131.9131.5100  0.3%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Snowflake, AZAnchorage, AKU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack112.1102.6100  8.5%
Heart Failure91.991.6100  0.3%
Hip Knee Replacement94.383.3100  11.7%
Pneumonia85.589.3100  4.4%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Snowflake, AZAnchorage, AKU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$25,856$23,681$23,281  8.4%
Heart Failure Hospital$14,772$14,719$16,237  0.4%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$20,878$18,433$22,499  11.7%
Pneumonia Hospital$14,373$15,009$17,007  4.4%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Snowflake, AZAnchorage, AKU.S. AvgDifference
2014-2015-3.0%14.6%3.1%  586.7%
2015-201621.9%47.3%12.5%  116.0%
2016-2017115.5%28.8%57.9%  75.1%
2017-20180.2%-21.6%19.0%  10,900.0%
2018-2019-8.7%-3.3%-2.2%  62.1%
Since 2014133.2%64.8%113.3%  51.4%
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