Wasilla, Alaska vs. Charleston, South Carolina

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Health
  12.4% lower in Charleston, South Carolina
than in Wasilla, Alaska
   Insurance cost
Wasilla, AKCharleston, SCU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium138.296100  30.5%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Wasilla, AKCharleston, SCU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack91.2104.5100  14.6%
Heart Failure84.1104.2100  23.9%
Hip Knee Replacement8393.4100  12.5%
Pneumonia82.2101.4100  23.4%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Wasilla, AKCharleston, SCU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$21,051$24,122$23,281  14.6%
Heart Failure Hospital$13,508$16,748$16,237  24.0%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$18,385$20,687$22,499  12.5%
Pneumonia Hospital$13,829$17,046$17,007  23.3%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Wasilla, AKCharleston, SCU.S. AvgDifference
2014-201514.6%0.0%3.1%  100.0%
2015-201647.3%11.1%12.5%  76.5%
2016-201728.8%28.2%57.9%  2.1%
2017-2018-21.6%34.7%19.0%  260.6%
2018-2019-3.3%6.2%-2.2%  287.9%
Since 201464.8%103.7%113.3%  60.0%
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