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4.6% lower in Wausau, Wisconsin
than in Bethel, Alaska

Insurance cost

	Bethel, AK	Wausau, WI	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	131.5	112.7	100	14.3%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Bethel, AK	Wausau, WI	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	101.5	104.5	100	3.0%
Heart Failure	92	97.5	100	6.0%
Hip Knee Replacement	83.6	88.2	100	5.5%
Pneumonia	70	101.1	100	44.4%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Bethel, AK	Wausau, WI	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,416	$24,104	$23,281	2.9%
Heart Failure Hospital	$14,775	$15,659	$16,237	6.0%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$18,515	$19,532	$22,499	5.5%
Pneumonia Hospital	$11,768	$16,999	$17,007	44.5%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Bethel, AK	Wausau, WI	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	14.6%	2.7%	3.1%	81.5%
2015-2016	47.3%	4.2%	12.5%	91.1%
2016-2017	28.8%	15.4%	57.9%	46.5%
2017-2018	-21.6%	54.6%	19.0%	352.8%
2018-2019	-3.3%	-5.6%	-2.2%	69.7%
Since 2014	64.8%	80.2%	113.3%	23.8%

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