Fairbanks, Alaska vs. Oakdale, Minnesota

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Health
  32.7% lower in Oakdale, Minnesota
than in Fairbanks, Alaska
   Insurance cost
Fairbanks, AKOakdale, MNU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium138.257.6100  58.3%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Fairbanks, AKOakdale, MNU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack108.3102.2100  5.6%
Heart Failure77.797.4100  25.4%
Hip Knee Replacement77.186.8100  12.6%
Pneumonia81.495.1100  16.8%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Fairbanks, AKOakdale, MNU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$24,985$23,583$23,281  5.6%
Heart Failure Hospital$12,490$15,650$16,237  25.3%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$17,067$19,212$22,499  12.6%
Pneumonia Hospital$13,690$15,988$17,007  16.8%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Fairbanks, AKOakdale, MNU.S. AvgDifference
2014-201514.6%42.3%3.1%  189.7%
2015-201647.3%0.4%12.5%  99.2%
2016-201728.8%58.5%57.9%  103.1%
2017-2018-21.6%-6.6%19.0%  69.4%
2018-2019-3.3%-15.3%-2.2%  363.6%
Since 201464.8%79.1%113.3%  22.1%
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