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1.5% higher in Sioux City, Iowa
than in Fairbanks, Alaska

Insurance cost

	Fairbanks, AK	Sioux City, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	138.2	134.7	100	2.5%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Fairbanks, AK	Sioux City, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	108.3	94.5	100	12.7%
Heart Failure	77.7	101	100	30.0%
Hip Knee Replacement	77.1	91.7	100	18.9%
Pneumonia	81.4	97.9	100	20.3%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Fairbanks, AK	Sioux City, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$24,985	$21,802	$23,281	12.7%
Heart Failure Hospital	$12,490	$16,229	$16,237	29.9%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$17,067	$20,309	$22,499	19.0%
Pneumonia Hospital	$13,690	$16,469	$17,007	20.3%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Fairbanks, AK	Sioux City, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	14.6%	4.7%	3.1%	67.8%
2015-2016	47.3%	13.2%	12.5%	72.1%
2016-2017	28.8%	26.3%	57.9%	8.7%
2017-2018	-21.6%	88.1%	19.0%	507.9%
2018-2019	-3.3%	6.9%	-2.2%	309.1%
Since 2014	64.8%	201.2%	113.3%	210.5%

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