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19.1% higher in Fairbanks, Alaska
than in Sandpoint, Idaho

Insurance cost

	Sandpoint, ID	Fairbanks, AK	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	93.5	138.2	100	47.8%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Sandpoint, ID	Fairbanks, AK	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	96	108.3	100	12.8%
Heart Failure	102.7	77.7	100	24.3%
Hip Knee Replacement	94.7	77.1	100	18.6%
Pneumonia	95.7	81.4	100	14.9%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Sandpoint, ID	Fairbanks, AK	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,156	$24,985	$23,281	12.8%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,503	$12,490	$16,237	24.3%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$20,961	$17,067	$22,499	18.6%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,090	$13,690	$17,007	14.9%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Sandpoint, ID	Fairbanks, AK	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	19.6%	14.6%	3.1%	25.5%
2015-2016	1.1%	47.3%	12.5%	4,200.0%
2016-2017	25.0%	28.8%	57.9%	15.2%
2017-2018	34.6%	-21.6%	19.0%	162.4%
2018-2019	4.2%	-3.3%	-2.2%	178.6%
Since 2014	111.9%	64.8%	113.3%	42.1%

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