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10.3% lower in Joplin, Missouri
than in Fairbanks, Alaska

Insurance cost

	Fairbanks, AK	Joplin, MO	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	138.2	100.4	100	27.4%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Fairbanks, AK	Joplin, MO	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	108.3	108	100	0.3%
Heart Failure	77.7	98.6	100	26.9%
Hip Knee Replacement	77.1	99.5	100	29.1%
Pneumonia	81.4	103.2	100	26.8%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Fairbanks, AK	Joplin, MO	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$24,985	$24,921	$23,281	0.3%
Heart Failure Hospital	$12,490	$15,847	$16,237	26.9%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$17,067	$22,030	$22,499	29.1%
Pneumonia Hospital	$13,690	$17,358	$17,007	26.8%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Fairbanks, AK	Joplin, MO	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	14.6%	-1.0%	3.1%	106.8%
2015-2016	47.3%	10.6%	12.5%	77.6%
2016-2017	28.8%	18.5%	57.9%	35.8%
2017-2018	-21.6%	42.2%	19.0%	295.4%
2018-2019	-3.3%	-5.7%	-2.2%	72.7%
Since 2014	64.8%	73.9%	113.3%	14.0%

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