Fairbanks, Alaska vs. Mount Vernon, Washington

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Health
  15.4% lower in Mount Vernon, Washington
than in Fairbanks, Alaska
   Insurance cost
Fairbanks, AKMount Vernon, WAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium138.299.2100  28.2%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Fairbanks, AKMount Vernon, WAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack108.388.9100  17.9%
Heart Failure77.799.8100  28.4%
Hip Knee Replacement77.190.8100  17.8%
Pneumonia81.495100  16.7%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Fairbanks, AKMount Vernon, WAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$24,985$20,510$23,281  17.9%
Heart Failure Hospital$12,490$16,042$16,237  28.4%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$17,067$20,094$22,499  17.7%
Pneumonia Hospital$13,690$15,967$17,007  16.6%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Fairbanks, AKMount Vernon, WAU.S. AvgDifference
2014-201514.6%-17.9%3.1%  222.6%
2015-201647.3%5.6%12.5%  88.2%
2016-201728.8%-1.6%57.9%  105.6%
2017-2018-21.6%38.3%19.0%  277.3%
2018-2019-3.3%13.4%-2.2%  506.1%
Since 201464.8%33.7%113.3%  48.0%
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