Fairbanks, Alaska vs. Augusta, Maine

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Health
  14.8% lower in Augusta, Maine
than in Fairbanks, Alaska
   Insurance cost
Fairbanks, AKAugusta, MEU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium138.297.7100  29.3%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Fairbanks, AKAugusta, MEU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack108.399.3100  8.3%
Heart Failure77.795.8100  23.3%
Hip Knee Replacement77.190.6100  17.5%
Pneumonia81.495.6100  17.4%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Fairbanks, AKAugusta, MEU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$24,985$22,919$23,281  8.3%
Heart Failure Hospital$12,490$15,388$16,237  23.2%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$17,067$20,056$22,499  17.5%
Pneumonia Hospital$13,690$16,068$17,007  17.4%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Fairbanks, AKAugusta, MEU.S. AvgDifference
2014-201514.6%-1.2%3.1%  108.2%
2015-201647.3%4.4%12.5%  90.7%
2016-201728.8%14.9%57.9%  48.3%
2017-2018-21.6%52.7%19.0%  344.0%
2018-2019-3.3%-7.5%-2.2%  127.3%
Since 201464.8%67.4%113.3%  4.0%
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