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Health
9.7% higher in Anchorage, Alaska
than in Winner, South Dakota

Insurance cost

	Winner, SD	Anchorage, AK	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	107.1	131.5	100	22.8%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Winner, SD	Anchorage, AK	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	98.7	102.6	100	4.0%
Heart Failure	99	91.6	100	7.5%
Hip Knee Replacement	94.7	83.3	100	12.0%
Pneumonia	93.9	89.3	100	4.9%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Winner, SD	Anchorage, AK	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,772	$23,681	$23,281	4.0%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,900	$14,719	$16,237	7.4%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$20,967	$18,433	$22,499	12.1%
Pneumonia Hospital	$15,792	$15,009	$17,007	5.0%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Winner, SD	Anchorage, AK	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-7.7%	14.6%	3.1%	289.6%
2015-2016	24.6%	47.3%	12.5%	92.3%
2016-2017	38.6%	28.8%	57.9%	25.4%
2017-2018	14.3%	-21.6%	19.0%	251.0%
2018-2019	6.9%	-3.3%	-2.2%	147.8%
Since 2014	94.8%	64.8%	113.3%	31.6%

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