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38.7% higher in Fairbanks, Alaska
than in Duluth, Minnesota

Insurance cost

	Duluth, MN	Fairbanks, AK	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	63.7	138.2	100	117.0%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Duluth, MN	Fairbanks, AK	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	98.6	108.3	100	9.8%
Heart Failure	96.1	77.7	100	19.1%
Hip Knee Replacement	103	77.1	100	25.1%
Pneumonia	99.1	81.4	100	17.9%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Duluth, MN	Fairbanks, AK	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,758	$24,985	$23,281	9.8%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,444	$12,490	$16,237	19.1%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$22,797	$17,067	$22,499	25.1%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,672	$13,690	$17,007	17.9%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Duluth, 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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