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34.7% higher in Anchorage, Alaska
than in Traverse City, Michigan

Insurance cost

	Traverse City, MI	Anchorage, AK	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	78.5	131.5	100	67.5%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Traverse City, MI	Anchorage, AK	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	89.4	102.6	100	14.8%
Heart Failure	95.3	91.6	100	3.9%
Hip Knee Replacement	76.8	83.3	100	8.5%
Pneumonia	97.8	89.3	100	8.7%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Traverse City, MI	Anchorage, AK	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$20,626	$23,681	$23,281	14.8%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,311	$14,719	$16,237	3.9%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$17,004	$18,433	$22,499	8.4%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,442	$15,009	$17,007	8.7%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Traverse City, MI	Anchorage, AK	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	0.4%	14.6%	3.1%	3,550.0%
2015-2016	2.0%	47.3%	12.5%	2,265.0%
2016-2017	6.9%	28.8%	57.9%	317.4%
2017-2018	37.1%	-21.6%	19.0%	158.2%
2018-2019	0.5%	-3.3%	-2.2%	760.0%
Since 2014	50.8%	64.8%	113.3%	27.6%

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