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Fairbanks, Alaska vs. Lancaster, South Carolina

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Health
  4.0% lower in Lancaster, South Carolina
than in Fairbanks, Alaska
   Insurance cost
Fairbanks, AKLancaster, SCU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium138.2117.1100  15.3%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Fairbanks, AKLancaster, SCU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack108.396.6100  10.8%
Heart Failure77.796.5100  24.2%
Hip Knee Replacement77.1103.5100  34.2%
Pneumonia81.4106.4100  30.7%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Fairbanks, AKLancaster, SCU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$24,985$22,298$23,281  10.8%
Heart Failure Hospital$12,490$15,513$16,237  24.2%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$17,067$22,913$22,499  34.3%
Pneumonia Hospital$13,690$17,896$17,007  30.7%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Fairbanks, AKLancaster, SCU.S. AvgDifference
2014-201514.6%0.0%3.1%  100.0%
2015-201647.3%11.1%12.5%  76.5%
2016-201728.8%28.2%57.9%  2.1%
2017-2018-21.6%34.7%19.0%  260.6%
2018-2019-3.3%6.2%-2.2%  287.9%
Since 201464.8%103.7%113.3%  60.0%
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