Shasta Lake, California vs. Fairbanks, Alaska

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Health
  2.0% higher in Fairbanks, Alaska
than in Shasta Lake, California
   Insurance cost
Shasta Lake, CAFairbanks, AKU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium123.6138.2100  11.8%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Shasta Lake, CAFairbanks, AKU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack103.9108.3100  4.2%
Heart Failure97.677.7100  20.4%
Hip Knee Replacement92.477.1100  16.6%
Pneumonia101.381.4100  19.6%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Shasta Lake, CAFairbanks, AKU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$23,966$24,985$23,281  4.3%
Heart Failure Hospital$15,683$12,490$16,237  20.4%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$20,455$17,067$22,499  16.6%
Pneumonia Hospital$17,035$13,690$17,007  19.6%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Shasta Lake, CAFairbanks, AKU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20154.0%14.6%3.1%  265.0%
2015-20160.0%47.3%12.5%  ∞%
2016-20179.3%28.8%57.9%  209.7%
2017-201826.1%-21.6%19.0%  182.8%
2018-20191.2%-3.3%-2.2%  375.0%
Since 201445.0%64.8%113.3%  44.0%
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