Brownsville, Texas vs. Prudhoe Bay, Alaska

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Health
  30.7% higher in Prudhoe Bay, Alaska
than in Brownsville, Texas
   Insurance cost
Brownsville, TXPrudhoe Bay, AKU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium65.5138.2100  111.0%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Brownsville, TXPrudhoe Bay, AKU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack100.6101.5100  0.9%
Heart Failure107.689.3100  17.0%
Hip Knee Replacement114.683.6100  27.1%
Pneumonia119.885.5100  28.6%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Brownsville, TXPrudhoe Bay, AKU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$23,206$23,416$23,281  0.9%
Heart Failure Hospital$17,288$14,346$16,237  17.0%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$25,380$18,515$22,499  27.0%
Pneumonia Hospital$20,153$14,377$17,007  28.7%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Brownsville, TXPrudhoe Bay, 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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