Wasilla, Alaska vs. Grand Junction, Colorado

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Health
  8.3% lower in Grand Junction, Colorado
than in Wasilla, Alaska
   Insurance cost
Wasilla, AKGrand Junction, COU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium138.2109.8100  20.5%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Wasilla, AKGrand Junction, COU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack91.297.8100  7.2%
Heart Failure84.189.2100  6.1%
Hip Knee Replacement8395.4100  14.9%
Pneumonia82.297.8100  19.0%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Wasilla, AKGrand Junction, COU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$21,051$22,566$23,281  7.2%
Heart Failure Hospital$13,508$14,328$16,237  6.1%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$18,385$21,132$22,499  14.9%
Pneumonia Hospital$13,829$16,453$17,007  19.0%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Wasilla, AKGrand Junction, COU.S. AvgDifference
2014-201514.6%12.0%3.1%  17.8%
2015-201647.3%-0.3%12.5%  100.6%
2016-201728.8%14.7%57.9%  49.0%
2017-2018-21.6%33.5%19.0%  255.1%
2018-2019-3.3%3.8%-2.2%  215.2%
Since 201464.8%77.5%113.3%  19.6%
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