Wasilla, Alaska vs. Buford, Georgia

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Health
  18.2% lower in Buford, Georgia
than in Wasilla, Alaska
   Insurance cost
Wasilla, AKBuford, GAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium138.284.5100  38.9%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Wasilla, AKBuford, GAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack91.297100  6.4%
Heart Failure84.199.9100  18.8%
Hip Knee Replacement8398.4100  18.6%
Pneumonia82.2101.9100  24.0%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Wasilla, AKBuford, GAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$21,051$22,377$23,281  6.3%
Heart Failure Hospital$13,508$16,049$16,237  18.8%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$18,385$21,788$22,499  18.5%
Pneumonia Hospital$13,829$17,137$17,007  23.9%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Wasilla, AKBuford, GAU.S. AvgDifference
2014-201514.6%-6.9%3.1%  147.3%
2015-201647.3%5.9%12.5%  87.5%
2016-201728.8%17.1%57.9%  40.6%
2017-2018-21.6%43.8%19.0%  302.8%
2018-2019-3.3%0.8%-2.2%  124.2%
Since 201464.8%67.4%113.3%  4.0%
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