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Waterloo, Iowa vs. Anchorage, Alaska

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Health
  7.5% lower in Anchorage, Alaska
than in Waterloo, Iowa
   Insurance cost
Waterloo, IAAnchorage, AKU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium139131.5100  5.4%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Waterloo, IAAnchorage, AKU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack105.8102.6100  3.0%
Heart Failure105.191.6100  12.8%
Hip Knee Replacement99.783.3100  16.4%
Pneumonia10189.3100  11.6%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Waterloo, IAAnchorage, AKU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$24,415$23,681$23,281  3.0%
Heart Failure Hospital$16,887$14,719$16,237  12.8%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$22,076$18,433$22,499  16.5%
Pneumonia Hospital$16,991$15,009$17,007  11.7%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Waterloo, IAAnchorage, AKU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20154.7%14.6%3.1%  210.6%
2015-201613.2%47.3%12.5%  258.3%
2016-201726.3%28.8%57.9%  9.5%
2017-201888.1%-21.6%19.0%  124.5%
2018-20196.9%-3.3%-2.2%  147.8%
Since 2014201.2%64.8%113.3%  67.8%
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