Wasilla, Alaska vs. Varina, Iowa

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Health
  11.2% higher in Varina, Iowa
than in Wasilla, Alaska
   Insurance cost
Wasilla, AKVarina, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium138.2151.8100  9.8%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Wasilla, AKVarina, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack91.297100  6.4%
Heart Failure84.1100.3100  19.3%
Hip Knee Replacement8394.4100  13.7%
Pneumonia82.2100.6100  22.4%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Wasilla, AKVarina, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$21,051$22,386$23,281  6.3%
Heart Failure Hospital$13,508$16,110$16,237  19.3%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$18,385$20,898$22,499  13.7%
Pneumonia Hospital$13,829$16,908$17,007  22.3%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Wasilla, AKVarina, IAU.S. AvgDifference
2014-201514.6%4.7%3.1%  67.8%
2015-201647.3%13.2%12.5%  72.1%
2016-201728.8%26.3%57.9%  8.7%
2017-2018-21.6%88.1%19.0%  507.9%
2018-2019-3.3%6.9%-2.2%  309.1%
Since 201464.8%201.2%113.3%  210.5%
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