Raleigh, North Carolina vs. Fairbanks, Alaska

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Health
  21.6% higher in Fairbanks, Alaska
than in Raleigh, North Carolina
   Insurance cost
Raleigh, NCFairbanks, AKU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium90.2138.2100  53.2%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Raleigh, NCFairbanks, AKU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack95.9108.3100  12.9%
Heart Failure96.277.7100  19.2%
Hip Knee Replacement95.877.1100  19.5%
Pneumonia97.881.4100  16.8%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Raleigh, NCFairbanks, AKU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$22,134$24,985$23,281  12.9%
Heart Failure Hospital$15,457$12,490$16,237  19.2%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$21,203$17,067$22,499  19.5%
Pneumonia Hospital$16,453$13,690$17,007  16.8%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Raleigh, NCFairbanks, AKU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20156.0%14.6%3.1%  143.3%
2015-201623.1%47.3%12.5%  104.8%
2016-201739.6%28.8%57.9%  27.3%
2017-201815.5%-21.6%19.0%  239.4%
2018-2019-1.4%-3.3%-2.2%  135.7%
Since 2014107.4%64.8%113.3%  39.7%
   Health Insurance Premiums
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