Fairbanks, Alaska vs. Appleton, Wisconsin

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Health
  9.1% lower in Appleton, Wisconsin
than in Fairbanks, Alaska
   Insurance cost
Fairbanks, AKAppleton, WIU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium138.2109.8100  20.5%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Fairbanks, AKAppleton, WIU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack108.395.7100  11.6%
Heart Failure77.794.6100  21.8%
Hip Knee Replacement77.194.4100  22.4%
Pneumonia81.4101.8100  25.1%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Fairbanks, AKAppleton, WIU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$24,985$22,072$23,281  11.7%
Heart Failure Hospital$12,490$15,195$16,237  21.7%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$17,067$20,901$22,499  22.5%
Pneumonia Hospital$13,690$17,121$17,007  25.1%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Fairbanks, AKAppleton, WIU.S. AvgDifference
2014-201514.6%2.7%3.1%  81.5%
2015-201647.3%4.2%12.5%  91.1%
2016-201728.8%15.4%57.9%  46.5%
2017-2018-21.6%54.6%19.0%  352.8%
2018-2019-3.3%-5.6%-2.2%  69.7%
Since 201464.8%80.2%113.3%  23.8%
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