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Health
12.4% higher in Fairbanks, Alaska
than in Big Bay, Michigan

Insurance cost

	Big Bay, MI	Fairbanks, AK	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	108.3	138.2	100	27.6%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Big Bay, MI	Fairbanks, AK	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	93.5	108.3	100	15.8%
Heart Failure	96.1	77.7	100	19.1%
Hip Knee Replacement	94.5	77.1	100	18.4%
Pneumonia	87.6	81.4	100	7.1%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Big Bay, MI	Fairbanks, AK	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$21,586	$24,985	$23,281	15.7%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,445	$12,490	$16,237	19.1%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$20,932	$17,067	$22,499	18.5%
Pneumonia Hospital	$14,728	$13,690	$17,007	7.0%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Big Bay, MI	Fairbanks, AK	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	0.4%	14.6%	3.1%	3,550.0%
2015-2016	2.0%	47.3%	12.5%	2,265.0%
2016-2017	6.9%	28.8%	57.9%	317.4%
2017-2018	37.1%	-21.6%	19.0%	158.2%
2018-2019	0.5%	-3.3%	-2.2%	760.0%
Since 2014	50.8%	64.8%	113.3%	27.6%

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