Fairbanks, Alaska vs. Bethesda, Maryland

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Health
  18.3% lower in Bethesda, Maryland
than in Fairbanks, Alaska
   Insurance cost
Fairbanks, AKBethesda, MDU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium138.280.4100  41.8%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Fairbanks, AKBethesda, MDU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack108.397.9100  9.6%
Heart Failure77.7106.1100  36.6%
Hip Knee Replacement77.1111.2100  44.2%
Pneumonia81.4104.1100  27.9%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Fairbanks, AKBethesda, MDU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$24,985$22,581$23,281  9.6%
Heart Failure Hospital$12,490$17,050$16,237  36.5%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$17,067$24,614$22,499  44.2%
Pneumonia Hospital$13,690$17,505$17,007  27.9%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Fairbanks, AKBethesda, MDU.S. AvgDifference
2014-201514.6%15.9%3.1%  8.9%
2015-201647.3%-0.4%12.5%  100.8%
2016-201728.8%25.2%57.9%  12.5%
2017-2018-21.6%53.1%19.0%  345.8%
2018-2019-3.3%-14.0%-2.2%  324.2%
Since 201464.8%90.5%113.3%  39.7%
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