Fairbanks, Alaska vs. Winston-Salem, North Carolina

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Health
  8.4% lower in Winston-Salem, North Carolina
than in Fairbanks, Alaska
   Insurance cost
Fairbanks, AKWinston-Salem, NCU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium138.2114.8100  16.9%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Fairbanks, AKWinston-Salem, NCU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack108.389.2100  17.6%
Heart Failure77.795.1100  22.4%
Hip Knee Replacement77.193.1100  20.8%
Pneumonia81.496.5100  18.6%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Fairbanks, AKWinston-Salem, NCU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$24,985$20,577$23,281  17.6%
Heart Failure Hospital$12,490$15,276$16,237  22.3%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$17,067$20,602$22,499  20.7%
Pneumonia Hospital$13,690$16,221$17,007  18.5%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Fairbanks, AKWinston-Salem, NCU.S. AvgDifference
2014-201514.6%6.0%3.1%  58.9%
2015-201647.3%23.1%12.5%  51.2%
2016-201728.8%39.6%57.9%  37.5%
2017-2018-21.6%15.5%19.0%  171.8%
2018-2019-3.3%-1.4%-2.2%  57.6%
Since 201464.8%107.4%113.3%  65.7%
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