Fairbanks, Alaska vs. Seattle, Washington

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Health
  24.8% lower in Seattle, Washington
than in Fairbanks, Alaska
   Insurance cost
Fairbanks, AKSeattle, WAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium138.272.9100  47.3%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Fairbanks, AKSeattle, WAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack108.398.6100  9.0%
Heart Failure77.798.3100  26.5%
Hip Knee Replacement77.194.2100  22.2%
Pneumonia81.4101.6100  24.8%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Fairbanks, AKSeattle, WAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$24,985$22,748$23,281  9.0%
Heart Failure Hospital$12,490$15,802$16,237  26.5%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$17,067$20,849$22,499  22.2%
Pneumonia Hospital$13,690$17,076$17,007  24.7%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Fairbanks, AKSeattle, 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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