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29.7% lower in Fort Wayne, Indiana
than in Fairbanks, Alaska

Insurance cost

	Fairbanks, AK	Fort Wayne, IN	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	138.2	63	100	54.4%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Fairbanks, AK	Fort Wayne, IN	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	108.3	95	100	12.3%
Heart Failure	77.7	98.1	100	26.3%
Hip Knee Replacement	77.1	95.6	100	24.0%
Pneumonia	81.4	98.8	100	21.4%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Fairbanks, AK	Fort Wayne, IN	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$24,985	$21,927	$23,281	12.2%
Heart Failure Hospital	$12,490	$15,763	$16,237	26.2%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$17,067	$21,158	$22,499	24.0%
Pneumonia Hospital	$13,690	$16,621	$17,007	21.4%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Fairbanks, AK	Fort Wayne, IN	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	14.6%	-1.5%	3.1%	110.3%
2015-2016	47.3%	-12.7%	12.5%	126.8%
2016-2017	28.8%	-1.4%	57.9%	104.9%
2017-2018	-21.6%	21.9%	19.0%	201.4%
2018-2019	-3.3%	0.0%	-2.2%	100.0%
Since 2014	64.8%	3.4%	113.3%	94.8%

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