Wasilla, Alaska vs. Columbia Falls, Montana

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Health
  12.5% lower in Columbia Falls, Montana
than in Wasilla, Alaska
   Insurance cost
Wasilla, AKColumbia Falls, MTU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium138.2105100  24.0%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Wasilla, AKColumbia Falls, MTU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack91.295.7100  4.9%
Heart Failure84.194.4100  12.2%
Hip Knee Replacement8384.7100  2.0%
Pneumonia82.290.8100  10.5%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Wasilla, AKColumbia Falls, MTU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$21,051$22,073$23,281  4.9%
Heart Failure Hospital$13,508$15,163$16,237  12.3%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$18,385$18,761$22,499  2.0%
Pneumonia Hospital$13,829$15,274$17,007  10.4%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Wasilla, AKColumbia Falls, MTU.S. AvgDifference
2014-201514.6%-5.5%3.1%  137.7%
2015-201647.3%34.7%12.5%  26.6%
2016-201728.8%44.4%57.9%  54.2%
2017-2018-21.6%12.9%19.0%  159.7%
2018-2019-3.3%6.9%-2.2%  309.1%
Since 201464.8%121.7%113.3%  87.8%
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