Wasilla, Alaska vs. Elkins, West Virginia

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Health
  3.1% higher in Elkins, West Virginia
than in Wasilla, Alaska
   Insurance cost
Wasilla, AKElkins, WVU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium138.2129.9100  6.0%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Wasilla, AKElkins, WVU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack91.299.4100  9.0%
Heart Failure84.190.1100  7.1%
Hip Knee Replacement83109.7100  32.2%
Pneumonia82.297.8100  19.0%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Wasilla, AKElkins, WVU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$21,051$22,937$23,281  9.0%
Heart Failure Hospital$13,508$14,482$16,237  7.2%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$18,385$24,289$22,499  32.1%
Pneumonia Hospital$13,829$16,448$17,007  18.9%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Wasilla, AKElkins, 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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