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10.3% higher in Fairbanks, Alaska
than in Scranton, Pennsylvania

Insurance cost

	Scranton, PA	Fairbanks, AK	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	92.3	138.2	100	49.7%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Scranton, PA	Fairbanks, AK	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	105	108.3	100	3.1%
Heart Failure	114.9	77.7	100	32.4%
Hip Knee Replacement	120.8	77.1	100	36.2%
Pneumonia	112.1	81.4	100	27.4%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Scranton, PA	Fairbanks, AK	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$24,229	$24,985	$23,281	3.1%
Heart Failure Hospital	$18,464	$12,490	$16,237	32.4%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$26,753	$17,067	$22,499	36.2%
Pneumonia Hospital	$18,849	$13,690	$17,007	27.4%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Scranton, PA	Fairbanks, AK	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-1.7%	14.6%	3.1%	958.8%
2015-2016	10.6%	47.3%	12.5%	346.2%
2016-2017	52.3%	28.8%	57.9%	44.9%
2017-2018	45.2%	-21.6%	19.0%	147.8%
2018-2019	-15.8%	-3.3%	-2.2%	79.1%
Since 2014	102.5%	64.8%	113.3%	36.8%

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