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Fairbanks, Alaska vs. Columbia, Maryland

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  18.6% lower in Columbia, Maryland
than in Fairbanks, Alaska
   Insurance cost
Fairbanks, AKColumbia, MDU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium138.280.4100  41.8%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Fairbanks, AKColumbia, MDU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack108.3108.4100  0.1%
Heart Failure77.799.5100  28.1%
Hip Knee Replacement77.1104100  34.9%
Pneumonia81.499.3100  22.0%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Fairbanks, AKColumbia, MDU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$24,985$25,017$23,281  0.1%
Heart Failure Hospital$12,490$15,988$16,237  28.0%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$17,067$23,023$22,499  34.9%
Pneumonia Hospital$13,690$16,698$17,007  22.0%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Fairbanks, AKColumbia, 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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