North Pole, Alaska vs. St. Cloud, Minnesota

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Health
  31.1% lower in St. Cloud, Minnesota
than in North Pole, Alaska
   Insurance cost
North Pole, AKSt. Cloud, MNU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium138.257.6100  58.3%
   Procedure & surgery cost
North Pole, AKSt. Cloud, MNU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack108.3103.3100  4.6%
Heart Failure77.796.8100  24.6%
Hip Knee Replacement77.193.2100  20.9%
Pneumonia81.4101.8100  25.1%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
North Pole, AKSt. Cloud, MNU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$24,985$23,837$23,281  4.6%
Heart Failure Hospital$12,490$15,553$16,237  24.5%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$17,067$20,645$22,499  21.0%
Pneumonia Hospital$13,690$17,112$17,007  25.0%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
North Pole, AKSt. Cloud, MNU.S. AvgDifference
2014-201514.6%42.3%3.1%  189.7%
2015-201647.3%0.4%12.5%  99.2%
2016-201728.8%58.5%57.9%  103.1%
2017-2018-21.6%-6.6%19.0%  69.4%
2018-2019-3.3%-15.3%-2.2%  363.6%
Since 201464.8%79.1%113.3%  22.1%
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