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Fairbanks, Alaska vs. Wheeling, West Virginia

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Health
  12.9% lower in Wheeling, West Virginia
than in Fairbanks, Alaska
   Insurance cost
Fairbanks, AKWheeling, WVU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium138.289.4100  35.3%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Fairbanks, AKWheeling, WVU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack108.3103.8100  4.2%
Heart Failure77.7102.5100  31.9%
Hip Knee Replacement77.1113.7100  47.5%
Pneumonia81.4110.9100  36.2%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Fairbanks, AKWheeling, WVU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$24,985$23,953$23,281  4.1%
Heart Failure Hospital$12,490$16,467$16,237  31.8%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$17,067$25,170$22,499  47.5%
Pneumonia Hospital$13,690$18,640$17,007  36.2%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Fairbanks, AKWheeling, WVU.S. AvgDifference
2014-201514.6%2.8%3.1%  80.8%
2015-201647.3%24.2%12.5%  48.8%
2016-201728.8%31.5%57.9%  9.4%
2017-2018-21.6%15.5%19.0%  171.8%
2018-2019-3.3%9.4%-2.2%  384.8%
Since 201464.8%112.1%113.3%  73.0%
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