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11.0% higher in Grinnell, Iowa
than in Fairbanks, Alaska

Insurance cost

	Fairbanks, AK	Grinnell, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	138.2	157.2	100	13.7%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Fairbanks, AK	Grinnell, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	108.3	96.9	100	10.5%
Heart Failure	77.7	86	100	10.7%
Hip Knee Replacement	77.1	93.5	100	21.3%
Pneumonia	81.4	99	100	21.6%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Fairbanks, AK	Grinnell, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$24,985	$22,365	$23,281	10.5%
Heart Failure Hospital	$12,490	$13,825	$16,237	10.7%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$17,067	$20,696	$22,499	21.3%
Pneumonia Hospital	$13,690	$16,640	$17,007	21.5%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Fairbanks, AK	Grinnell, 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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