Fairbanks, Alaska vs. Burlington, Vermont

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Health
  3.8% lower in Burlington, Vermont
than in Fairbanks, Alaska
   Insurance cost
Fairbanks, AKBurlington, VTU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium138.2119.4100  13.6%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Fairbanks, AKBurlington, VTU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack108.3101100  6.7%
Heart Failure77.7101.7100  30.9%
Hip Knee Replacement77.197.6100  26.6%
Pneumonia81.492.7100  13.9%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Fairbanks, AKBurlington, VTU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$24,985$23,303$23,281  6.7%
Heart Failure Hospital$12,490$16,339$16,237  30.8%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$17,067$21,619$22,499  26.7%
Pneumonia Hospital$13,690$15,585$17,007  13.8%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Fairbanks, AKBurlington, VTU.S. AvgDifference
2014-201514.6%13.3%3.1%  8.9%
2015-201647.3%0.0%12.5%  100.0%
2016-201728.8%5.1%57.9%  82.3%
2017-2018-21.6%2.6%19.0%  112.0%
2018-2019-3.3%23.2%-2.2%  803.0%
Since 201464.8%50.6%113.3%  21.9%
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