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47.9% higher in Fairbanks, Alaska
than in Brainerd, Minnesota

Insurance cost

	Brainerd, MN	Fairbanks, AK	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	61.4	138.2	100	125.1%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Brainerd, MN	Fairbanks, AK	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	91.6	108.3	100	18.2%
Heart Failure	98	77.7	100	20.7%
Hip Knee Replacement	86.3	77.1	100	10.7%
Pneumonia	97.4	81.4	100	16.4%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Brainerd, MN	Fairbanks, AK	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$21,136	$24,985	$23,281	18.2%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,751	$12,490	$16,237	20.7%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$19,105	$17,067	$22,499	10.7%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,379	$13,690	$17,007	16.4%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Brainerd, MN	Fairbanks, AK	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	42.3%	14.6%	3.1%	65.5%
2015-2016	0.4%	47.3%	12.5%	11,725.0%
2016-2017	58.5%	28.8%	57.9%	50.8%
2017-2018	-6.6%	-21.6%	19.0%	227.3%
2018-2019	-15.3%	-3.3%	-2.2%	78.4%
Since 2014	79.1%	64.8%	113.3%	18.1%

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