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Health
9.2% higher in Fairbanks, Alaska
than in Ruston, Louisiana

Insurance cost

	Ruston, LA	Fairbanks, AK	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	100.8	138.2	100	37.1%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Ruston, LA	Fairbanks, AK	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	102.3	108.3	100	5.9%
Heart Failure	103.1	77.7	100	24.6%
Hip Knee Replacement	107.8	77.1	100	28.5%
Pneumonia	117.4	81.4	100	30.7%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Ruston, LA	Fairbanks, AK	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,602	$24,985	$23,281	5.9%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,569	$12,490	$16,237	24.6%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$23,870	$17,067	$22,499	28.5%
Pneumonia Hospital	$19,739	$13,690	$17,007	30.6%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Ruston, LA	Fairbanks, AK	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	5.5%	14.6%	3.1%	165.5%
2015-2016	8.6%	47.3%	12.5%	450.0%
2016-2017	17.0%	28.8%	57.9%	69.4%
2017-2018	14.8%	-21.6%	19.0%	245.9%
2018-2019	-4.2%	-3.3%	-2.2%	21.4%
Since 2014	47.4%	64.8%	113.3%	36.7%

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