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30.8% higher in Fairbanks, Alaska
than in Columbus, Ohio

Insurance cost

	Columbus, OH	Fairbanks, AK	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	73.9	138.2	100	87.0%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Columbus, OH	Fairbanks, AK	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	96.1	108.3	100	12.7%
Heart Failure	104.7	77.7	100	25.8%
Hip Knee Replacement	97.9	77.1	100	21.2%
Pneumonia	103.4	81.4	100	21.3%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Columbus, OH	Fairbanks, AK	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,169	$24,985	$23,281	12.7%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,821	$12,490	$16,237	25.7%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$21,667	$17,067	$22,499	21.2%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,383	$13,690	$17,007	21.2%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Columbus, OH	Fairbanks, AK	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	1.9%	14.6%	3.1%	668.4%
2015-2016	-0.4%	47.3%	12.5%	11,925.0%
2016-2017	2.2%	28.8%	57.9%	1,209.1%
2017-2018	35.4%	-21.6%	19.0%	161.0%
2018-2019	2.4%	-3.3%	-2.2%	237.5%
Since 2014	43.9%	64.8%	113.3%	47.6%

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