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13.0% lower in Fairbanks, Alaska
than in Fort Dodge, Iowa

Insurance cost

	Fort Dodge, IA	Fairbanks, AK	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	157.2	138.2	100	12.1%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Fort Dodge, IA	Fairbanks, AK	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	106.6	108.3	100	1.6%
Heart Failure	104	77.7	100	25.3%
Hip Knee Replacement	105.2	77.1	100	26.7%
Pneumonia	92.6	81.4	100	12.1%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Fort Dodge, IA	Fairbanks, AK	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$24,606	$24,985	$23,281	1.5%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,714	$12,490	$16,237	25.3%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$23,289	$17,067	$22,499	26.7%
Pneumonia Hospital	$15,570	$13,690	$17,007	12.1%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Fort Dodge, IA	Fairbanks, AK	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	4.7%	14.6%	3.1%	210.6%
2015-2016	13.2%	47.3%	12.5%	258.3%
2016-2017	26.3%	28.8%	57.9%	9.5%
2017-2018	88.1%	-21.6%	19.0%	124.5%
2018-2019	6.9%	-3.3%	-2.2%	147.8%
Since 2014	201.2%	64.8%	113.3%	67.8%

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