Kansas City, Kansas vs. Fairbanks, Alaska

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Health
  5.0% higher in Fairbanks, Alaska
than in Kansas City, Kansas
   Insurance cost
Kansas City, KSFairbanks, AKU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium112.1138.2100  23.3%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Kansas City, KSFairbanks, AKU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack101.5108.3100  6.7%
Heart Failure105.377.7100  26.2%
Hip Knee Replacement98.777.1100  21.9%
Pneumonia116.781.4100  30.2%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Kansas City, KSFairbanks, AKU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$23,422$24,985$23,281  6.7%
Heart Failure Hospital$16,926$12,490$16,237  26.2%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$21,843$17,067$22,499  21.9%
Pneumonia Hospital$19,617$13,690$17,007  30.2%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Kansas City, KSFairbanks, AKU.S. AvgDifference
2014-2015-4.6%14.6%3.1%  417.4%
2015-201615.8%47.3%12.5%  199.4%
2016-201742.4%28.8%57.9%  32.1%
2017-201837.8%-21.6%19.0%  157.1%
2018-20196.6%-3.3%-2.2%  150.0%
Since 2014131.0%64.8%113.3%  50.5%
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