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50.9% higher in Sterling, Alaska
than in Brainerd, Minnesota

Insurance cost

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

Procedure & surgery cost

	Brainerd, MN	Sterling, AK	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	91.6	101.5	100	10.8%
Heart Failure	98	86.6	100	11.6%
Hip Knee Replacement	86.3	89.9	100	4.2%
Pneumonia	97.4	88.6	100	9.0%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Brainerd, MN	Sterling, AK	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$21,136	$23,416	$23,281	10.8%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,751	$13,922	$16,237	11.6%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$19,105	$19,910	$22,499	4.2%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,379	$14,895	$17,007	9.1%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Brainerd, MN	Sterling, 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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