Brownsville, Texas vs. Fairbanks, Alaska

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Health
  29.3% higher in Fairbanks, Alaska
than in Brownsville, Texas
   Insurance cost
Brownsville, TXFairbanks, AKU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium65.5138.2100  111.0%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Brownsville, TXFairbanks, AKU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack100.6108.3100  7.7%
Heart Failure107.677.7100  27.8%
Hip Knee Replacement114.677.1100  32.7%
Pneumonia119.881.4100  32.1%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Brownsville, TXFairbanks, AKU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$23,206$24,985$23,281  7.7%
Heart Failure Hospital$17,288$12,490$16,237  27.8%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$25,380$17,067$22,499  32.8%
Pneumonia Hospital$20,153$13,690$17,007  32.1%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Brownsville, TXFairbanks, AKU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20153.2%14.6%3.1%  356.3%
2015-20165.1%47.3%12.5%  827.5%
2016-201719.0%28.8%57.9%  51.6%
2017-201835.6%-21.6%19.0%  160.7%
2018-20192.3%-3.3%-2.2%  243.5%
Since 201479.0%64.8%113.3%  18.0%
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