Study: Healthcare Costs in Alaska Top Nation’s Cities

Four of Alaska’s cities are included in the list of places with the most costly care, according to Alaska Dispatch News. For example, in Anchorage, the cost for an eye exam was 72 percent higher than the national average, a physical was 63 percent higher, and a teeth cleaning was 42 percent higher. Rising costs are blamed on a variety of issues, such as increasing salaries, rents, and shipping.