Westminster, Maryland vs. Palmer, Alaska

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Health
  25.8% higher in Palmer, Alaska
than in Westminster, Maryland
   Insurance cost
Westminster, MDPalmer, AKU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium80.4138.2100  71.9%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Westminster, MDPalmer, AKU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack108.591.2100  15.9%
Heart Failure105.384.1100  20.1%
Hip Knee Replacement84.183100  1.3%
Pneumonia9582.2100  13.5%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Westminster, MDPalmer, AKU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$25,046$21,051$23,281  16.0%
Heart Failure Hospital$16,921$13,508$16,237  20.2%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$18,610$18,385$22,499  1.2%
Pneumonia Hospital$15,971$13,829$17,007  13.4%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Westminster, MDPalmer, AKU.S. AvgDifference
2014-201515.9%14.6%3.1%  8.2%
2015-2016-0.4%47.3%12.5%  11,925.0%
2016-201725.2%28.8%57.9%  14.3%
2017-201853.1%-21.6%19.0%  140.7%
2018-2019-14.0%-3.3%-2.2%  76.4%
Since 201490.5%64.8%113.3%  28.4%
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