Mount Vernon, Washington vs. Fairbanks, Alaska

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Health
  18.3% higher in Fairbanks, Alaska
than in Mount Vernon, Washington
   Insurance cost
Mount Vernon, WAFairbanks, AKU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium99.2138.2100  39.3%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Mount Vernon, WAFairbanks, AKU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack88.9108.3100  21.8%
Heart Failure99.877.7100  22.1%
Hip Knee Replacement90.877.1100  15.1%
Pneumonia9581.4100  14.3%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Mount Vernon, WAFairbanks, AKU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$20,510$24,985$23,281  21.8%
Heart Failure Hospital$16,042$12,490$16,237  22.1%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$20,094$17,067$22,499  15.1%
Pneumonia Hospital$15,967$13,690$17,007  14.3%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Mount Vernon, WAFairbanks, AKU.S. AvgDifference
2014-2015-17.9%14.6%3.1%  181.6%
2015-20165.6%47.3%12.5%  744.6%
2016-2017-1.6%28.8%57.9%  1,900.0%
2017-201838.3%-21.6%19.0%  156.4%
2018-201913.4%-3.3%-2.2%  124.6%
Since 201433.7%64.8%113.3%  92.3%
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