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16.4% higher in Fairbanks, Alaska
than in Lake Charles, Louisiana

Insurance cost

	Lake Charles, LA	Fairbanks, AK	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	98.7	138.2	100	40.0%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Lake Charles, LA	Fairbanks, AK	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	94	108.3	100	15.2%
Heart Failure	95.3	77.7	100	18.5%
Hip Knee Replacement	97.9	77.1	100	21.2%
Pneumonia	96	81.4	100	15.2%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Lake Charles, LA	Fairbanks, AK	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$21,699	$24,985	$23,281	15.1%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,311	$12,490	$16,237	18.4%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$21,668	$17,067	$22,499	21.2%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,137	$13,690	$17,007	15.2%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Lake Charles, LA	Fairbanks, AK	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	5.5%	14.6%	3.1%	165.5%
2015-2016	8.6%	47.3%	12.5%	450.0%
2016-2017	17.0%	28.8%	57.9%	69.4%
2017-2018	14.8%	-21.6%	19.0%	245.9%
2018-2019	-4.2%	-3.3%	-2.2%	21.4%
Since 2014	47.4%	64.8%	113.3%	36.7%

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