Wasilla, Alaska vs. Benson, Arizona

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Health
  8.3% lower in Benson, Arizona
than in Wasilla, Alaska
   Insurance cost
Wasilla, AKBenson, AZU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium138.2109.2100  21.0%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Wasilla, AKBenson, AZU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack91.293.3100  2.3%
Heart Failure84.198100  16.5%
Hip Knee Replacement83101.1100  21.8%
Pneumonia82.290.5100  10.1%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Wasilla, AKBenson, AZU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$21,051$21,526$23,281  2.3%
Heart Failure Hospital$13,508$15,744$16,237  16.6%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$18,385$22,381$22,499  21.7%
Pneumonia Hospital$13,829$15,218$17,007  10.0%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Wasilla, AKBenson, AZU.S. AvgDifference
2014-201514.6%-3.0%3.1%  120.5%
2015-201647.3%21.9%12.5%  53.7%
2016-201728.8%115.5%57.9%  301.0%
2017-2018-21.6%0.2%19.0%  100.9%
2018-2019-3.3%-8.7%-2.2%  163.6%
Since 201464.8%133.2%113.3%  105.6%
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