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4.7% higher in Palmer, Alaska
than in Sugar Grove, Virginia

Insurance cost

	Sugar Grove, VA	Palmer, AK	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	113.4	138.2	100	21.9%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Sugar Grove, VA	Palmer, AK	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	94.5	91.2	100	3.5%
Heart Failure	95	84.1	100	11.5%
Hip Knee Replacement	109.1	83	100	23.9%
Pneumonia	101.1	82.2	100	18.7%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Sugar Grove, VA	Palmer, AK	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$21,810	$21,051	$23,281	3.5%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,267	$13,508	$16,237	11.5%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$24,158	$18,385	$22,499	23.9%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,005	$13,829	$17,007	18.7%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Sugar Grove, VA	Palmer, AK	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	3.3%	14.6%	3.1%	342.4%
2015-2016	3.9%	47.3%	12.5%	1,112.8%
2016-2017	10.3%	28.8%	57.9%	179.6%
2017-2018	66.1%	-21.6%	19.0%	132.7%
2018-2019	3.7%	-3.3%	-2.2%	189.2%
Since 2014	104.0%	64.8%	113.3%	37.7%

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