Valdez, Alaska vs. Ironwood, Michigan

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Health
  6.7% lower in Ironwood, Michigan
than in Valdez, Alaska
   Insurance cost
Valdez, AKIronwood, MIU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium131.5108.3100  17.6%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Valdez, AKIronwood, MIU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack101.599.2100  2.3%
Heart Failure89.3110.2100  23.4%
Hip Knee Replacement83.695.9100  14.7%
Pneumonia85.594.4100  10.4%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Valdez, AKIronwood, MIU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$23,416$22,885$23,281  2.3%
Heart Failure Hospital$14,346$17,714$16,237  23.5%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$18,515$21,238$22,499  14.7%
Pneumonia Hospital$14,377$15,877$17,007  10.4%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Valdez, AKIronwood, MIU.S. AvgDifference
2014-201514.6%0.4%3.1%  97.3%
2015-201647.3%2.0%12.5%  95.8%
2016-201728.8%6.9%57.9%  76.0%
2017-2018-21.6%37.1%19.0%  271.8%
2018-2019-3.3%0.5%-2.2%  115.2%
Since 201464.8%50.8%113.3%  21.6%
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