North Pole, Alaska vs. Port Isabel, Texas

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Health
  22.7% lower in Port Isabel, Texas
than in North Pole, Alaska
   Insurance cost
North Pole, AKPort Isabel, TXU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium138.265.5100  52.6%
   Procedure & surgery cost
North Pole, AKPort Isabel, TXU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack108.3100.6100  7.1%
Heart Failure77.7107.6100  38.5%
Hip Knee Replacement77.1114.6100  48.6%
Pneumonia81.4119.8100  47.2%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
North Pole, AKPort Isabel, TXU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$24,985$23,206$23,281  7.1%
Heart Failure Hospital$12,490$17,288$16,237  38.4%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$17,067$25,380$22,499  48.7%
Pneumonia Hospital$13,690$20,153$17,007  47.2%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
North Pole, AKPort Isabel, TXU.S. AvgDifference
2014-201514.6%3.2%3.1%  78.1%
2015-201647.3%5.1%12.5%  89.2%
2016-201728.8%19.0%57.9%  34.0%
2017-2018-21.6%35.6%19.0%  264.8%
2018-2019-3.3%2.3%-2.2%  169.7%
Since 201464.8%79.0%113.3%  21.9%
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