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Health
22.9% higher in Fairbanks, Alaska
than in Mesa, Arizona

Insurance cost

	Mesa, AZ	Fairbanks, AK	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	81.8	138.2	100	68.9%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Mesa, AZ	Fairbanks, AK	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	102.8	108.3	100	5.4%
Heart Failure	109.4	77.7	100	29.0%
Hip Knee Replacement	96	77.1	100	19.7%
Pneumonia	108.6	81.4	100	25.0%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Mesa, AZ	Fairbanks, AK	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,713	$24,985	$23,281	5.4%
Heart Failure Hospital	$17,576	$12,490	$16,237	28.9%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$21,252	$17,067	$22,499	19.7%
Pneumonia Hospital	$18,264	$13,690	$17,007	25.0%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Mesa, AZ	Fairbanks, AK	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-3.0%	14.6%	3.1%	586.7%
2015-2016	21.9%	47.3%	12.5%	116.0%
2016-2017	115.5%	28.8%	57.9%	75.1%
2017-2018	0.2%	-21.6%	19.0%	10,900.0%
2018-2019	-8.7%	-3.3%	-2.2%	62.1%
Since 2014	133.2%	64.8%	113.3%	51.4%

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