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0.2% higher in Fairbanks, Alaska
than in Ketchikan, Alaska

Insurance cost

	Ketchikan, AK	Fairbanks, AK	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	134.9	138.2	100	2.4%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Ketchikan, AK	Fairbanks, AK	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	101.5	108.3	100	6.7%
Heart Failure	89.3	77.7	100	13.0%
Hip Knee Replacement	89.5	77.1	100	13.9%
Pneumonia	75.9	81.4	100	7.2%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Ketchikan, AK	Fairbanks, AK	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,416	$24,985	$23,281	6.7%
Heart Failure Hospital	$14,346	$12,490	$16,237	12.9%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$19,825	$17,067	$22,499	13.9%
Pneumonia Hospital	$12,766	$13,690	$17,007	7.2%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Ketchikan, AK	Fairbanks, AK	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	14.6%	14.6%	3.1%	0.0%
2015-2016	47.3%	47.3%	12.5%	0.0%
2016-2017	28.8%	28.8%	57.9%	0.0%
2017-2018	-21.6%	-21.6%	19.0%	0.0%
2018-2019	-3.3%	-3.3%	-2.2%	0.0%
Since 2014	64.8%	64.8%	113.3%	0.0%

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