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Fairbanks, Alaska vs. Grand Rapids, Michigan

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Health
  26.4% lower in Grand Rapids, Michigan
than in Fairbanks, Alaska
   Insurance cost
Fairbanks, AKGrand Rapids, MIU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium138.272100  47.9%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Fairbanks, AKGrand Rapids, MIU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack108.394.6100  12.7%
Heart Failure77.799100  27.4%
Hip Knee Replacement77.190.4100  17.3%
Pneumonia81.499.8100  22.6%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Fairbanks, AKGrand Rapids, MIU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$24,985$21,840$23,281  12.6%
Heart Failure Hospital$12,490$15,913$16,237  27.4%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$17,067$20,015$22,499  17.3%
Pneumonia Hospital$13,690$16,784$17,007  22.6%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Fairbanks, AKGrand Rapids, MIU.S. AvgDifference
2014-201514.6%0.4%3.1%  97.3%
2015-201647.3%2.0%12.5%  95.8%
2016-201728.8%6.9%57.9%  76.0%
2017-2018-21.6%37.1%19.0%  271.8%
2018-2019-3.3%0.5%-2.2%  115.2%
Since 201464.8%50.8%113.3%  21.6%
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