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8.3% higher in Ferguson, Iowa
than in Fairbanks, Alaska

Insurance cost

	Fairbanks, AK	Ferguson, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	138.2	147.8	100	6.9%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Fairbanks, AK	Ferguson, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	108.3	102.4	100	5.4%
Heart Failure	77.7	103.4	100	33.1%
Hip Knee Replacement	77.1	88.1	100	14.3%
Pneumonia	81.4	101	100	24.1%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Fairbanks, AK	Ferguson, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$24,985	$23,626	$23,281	5.4%
Heart Failure Hospital	$12,490	$16,608	$16,237	33.0%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$17,067	$19,495	$22,499	14.2%
Pneumonia Hospital	$13,690	$16,992	$17,007	24.1%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Fairbanks, AK	Ferguson, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	14.6%	4.7%	3.1%	67.8%
2015-2016	47.3%	13.2%	12.5%	72.1%
2016-2017	28.8%	26.3%	57.9%	8.7%
2017-2018	-21.6%	88.1%	19.0%	507.9%
2018-2019	-3.3%	6.9%	-2.2%	309.1%
Since 2014	64.8%	201.2%	113.3%	210.5%

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