Palmer, Alaska vs. Fort Kent, Maine

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Health
  5.5% higher in Fort Kent, Maine
than in Palmer, Alaska
   Insurance cost
Palmer, AKFort Kent, MEU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium138.2137.6100  0.4%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Palmer, AKFort Kent, MEU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack91.296100  5.3%
Heart Failure84.191.4100  8.7%
Hip Knee Replacement83108.6100  30.8%
Pneumonia82.291.8100  11.7%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Palmer, AKFort Kent, MEU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$21,051$22,144$23,281  5.2%
Heart Failure Hospital$13,508$14,682$16,237  8.7%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$18,385$24,033$22,499  30.7%
Pneumonia Hospital$13,829$15,437$17,007  11.6%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Palmer, AKFort Kent, MEU.S. AvgDifference
2014-201514.6%-1.2%3.1%  108.2%
2015-201647.3%4.4%12.5%  90.7%
2016-201728.8%14.9%57.9%  48.3%
2017-2018-21.6%52.7%19.0%  344.0%
2018-2019-3.3%-7.5%-2.2%  127.3%
Since 201464.8%67.4%113.3%  4.0%
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