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5.5% lower in Mount Shasta, California
than in North Pole, Alaska

Insurance cost

	North Pole, AK	Mount Shasta, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	138.2	123.6	100	10.6%

Procedure & surgery cost

	North Pole, AK	Mount Shasta, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	108.3	95.6	100	11.7%
Heart Failure	77.7	95.5	100	22.9%
Hip Knee Replacement	77.1	86.3	100	11.9%
Pneumonia	81.4	84.7	100	4.1%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	North Pole, AK	Mount Shasta, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$24,985	$22,067	$23,281	11.7%
Heart Failure Hospital	$12,490	$15,343	$16,237	22.8%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$17,067	$19,105	$22,499	11.9%
Pneumonia Hospital	$13,690	$14,250	$17,007	4.1%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	North Pole, AK	Mount Shasta, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	14.6%	4.0%	3.1%	72.6%
2015-2016	47.3%	0.0%	12.5%	100.0%
2016-2017	28.8%	9.3%	57.9%	67.7%
2017-2018	-21.6%	26.1%	19.0%	220.8%
2018-2019	-3.3%	1.2%	-2.2%	136.4%
Since 2014	64.8%	45.0%	113.3%	30.6%

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