Fairbanks, Alaska vs. Bismarck, North Dakota

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Health
  25.7% lower in Bismarck, North Dakota
than in Fairbanks, Alaska
   Insurance cost
Fairbanks, AKBismarck, NDU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium138.275.8100  45.2%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Fairbanks, AKBismarck, NDU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack108.394100  13.2%
Heart Failure77.796100  23.6%
Hip Knee Replacement77.185.6100  11.0%
Pneumonia81.4100.5100  23.5%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Fairbanks, AKBismarck, NDU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$24,985$21,699$23,281  13.2%
Heart Failure Hospital$12,490$15,422$16,237  23.5%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$17,067$18,950$22,499  11.0%
Pneumonia Hospital$13,690$16,908$17,007  23.5%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Fairbanks, AKBismarck, NDU.S. AvgDifference
2014-201514.6%6.7%3.1%  54.1%
2015-201647.3%8.9%12.5%  81.2%
2016-201728.8%6.7%57.9%  76.7%
2017-2018-21.6%7.1%19.0%  132.9%
2018-2019-3.3%21.2%-2.2%  742.4%
Since 201464.8%60.9%113.3%  6.0%
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