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2.2% higher in Bucksport, Maine
than in Sterling, Alaska

Insurance cost

	Sterling, AK	Bucksport, ME	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	138.2	137.6	100	0.4%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Sterling, AK	Bucksport, ME	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	101.5	88.5	100	12.8%
Heart Failure	86.6	104.7	100	20.9%
Hip Knee Replacement	89.9	103.5	100	15.1%
Pneumonia	88.6	103.4	100	16.7%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Sterling, AK	Bucksport, ME	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,416	$20,430	$23,281	12.8%
Heart Failure Hospital	$13,922	$16,818	$16,237	20.8%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$19,910	$22,921	$22,499	15.1%
Pneumonia Hospital	$14,895	$17,379	$17,007	16.7%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Sterling, AK	Bucksport, ME	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	14.6%	-1.2%	3.1%	108.2%
2015-2016	47.3%	4.4%	12.5%	90.7%
2016-2017	28.8%	14.9%	57.9%	48.3%
2017-2018	-21.6%	52.7%	19.0%	344.0%
2018-2019	-3.3%	-7.5%	-2.2%	127.3%
Since 2014	64.8%	67.4%	113.3%	4.0%

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