Fairbanks, Alaska vs. Fort Dodge, Iowa

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Health
  15.0% higher in Fort Dodge, Iowa
than in Fairbanks, Alaska
   Insurance cost
Fairbanks, AKFort Dodge, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium138.2157.2100  13.7%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Fairbanks, AKFort Dodge, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack108.3106.6100  1.6%
Heart Failure77.7104100  33.8%
Hip Knee Replacement77.1105.2100  36.4%
Pneumonia81.492.6100  13.8%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Fairbanks, AKFort Dodge, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$24,985$24,606$23,281  1.5%
Heart Failure Hospital$12,490$16,714$16,237  33.8%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$17,067$23,289$22,499  36.5%
Pneumonia Hospital$13,690$15,570$17,007  13.7%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Fairbanks, AKFort Dodge, IAU.S. AvgDifference
2014-201514.6%4.7%3.1%  67.8%
2015-201647.3%13.2%12.5%  72.1%
2016-201728.8%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 201464.8%201.2%113.3%  210.5%
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