Greenville, South Carolina vs. Fairbanks, Alaska

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Health
  11.7% higher in Fairbanks, Alaska
than in Greenville, South Carolina
   Insurance cost
Greenville, SCFairbanks, AKU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium102.9138.2100  34.3%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Greenville, SCFairbanks, AKU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack104.7108.3100  3.4%
Heart Failure101.877.7100  23.7%
Hip Knee Replacement92.877.1100  16.9%
Pneumonia102.781.4100  20.7%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Greenville, SCFairbanks, AKU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$24,164$24,985$23,281  3.4%
Heart Failure Hospital$16,358$12,490$16,237  23.6%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$20,547$17,067$22,499  16.9%
Pneumonia Hospital$17,277$13,690$17,007  20.8%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Greenville, SCFairbanks, AKU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20150.0%14.6%3.1%  ∞%
2015-201611.1%47.3%12.5%  326.1%
2016-201728.2%28.8%57.9%  2.1%
2017-201834.7%-21.6%19.0%  162.2%
2018-20196.2%-3.3%-2.2%  153.2%
Since 2014103.7%64.8%113.3%  37.5%
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