Sumter, South Carolina vs. Anchorage, Alaska

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Health
  6.0% higher in Anchorage, Alaska
than in Sumter, South Carolina
   Insurance cost
Sumter, SCAnchorage, AKU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium115131.5100  14.3%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Sumter, SCAnchorage, AKU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack98102.6100  4.7%
Heart Failure98.291.6100  6.7%
Hip Knee Replacement92.883.3100  10.2%
Pneumonia96.489.3100  7.4%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Sumter, SCAnchorage, AKU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$22,617$23,681$23,281  4.7%
Heart Failure Hospital$15,785$14,719$16,237  6.8%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$20,537$18,433$22,499  10.2%
Pneumonia Hospital$16,216$15,009$17,007  7.4%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Sumter, SCAnchorage, AKU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20150.0%14.6%3.1%  ∞%
2015-201611.1%47.3%12.5%  326.1%
2016-201728.2%28.8%57.9%  2.1%
2017-201834.7%-21.6%19.0%  162.2%
2018-20196.2%-3.3%-2.2%  153.2%
Since 2014103.7%64.8%113.3%  37.5%
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