Wasilla, Alaska vs. Charleston, West Virginia

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Health
  5.7% lower in Charleston, West Virginia
than in Wasilla, Alaska
   Insurance cost
Wasilla, AKCharleston, WVU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium138.2117.7100  14.8%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Wasilla, AKCharleston, WVU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack91.299.5100  9.1%
Heart Failure84.199.5100  18.3%
Hip Knee Replacement8380.8100  2.7%
Pneumonia82.2101.2100  23.1%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Wasilla, AKCharleston, WVU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$21,051$22,970$23,281  9.1%
Heart Failure Hospital$13,508$15,987$16,237  18.4%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$18,385$17,893$22,499  2.7%
Pneumonia Hospital$13,829$17,023$17,007  23.1%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Wasilla, AKCharleston, WVU.S. AvgDifference
2014-201514.6%2.8%3.1%  80.8%
2015-201647.3%24.2%12.5%  48.8%
2016-201728.8%31.5%57.9%  9.4%
2017-2018-21.6%15.5%19.0%  171.8%
2018-2019-3.3%9.4%-2.2%  384.8%
Since 201464.8%112.1%113.3%  73.0%
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