Silver Spring, Maryland vs. Fairbanks, Alaska

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Health
  22.4% higher in Fairbanks, Alaska
than in Silver Spring, Maryland
   Insurance cost
Silver Spring, MDFairbanks, AKU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium80.4138.2100  71.9%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Silver Spring, MDFairbanks, AKU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack97.9108.3100  10.6%
Heart Failure106.177.7100  26.8%
Hip Knee Replacement111.277.1100  30.7%
Pneumonia104.181.4100  21.8%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Silver Spring, MDFairbanks, AKU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$22,581$24,985$23,281  10.6%
Heart Failure Hospital$17,050$12,490$16,237  26.7%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$24,614$17,067$22,499  30.7%
Pneumonia Hospital$17,505$13,690$17,007  21.8%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Silver Spring, MDFairbanks, AKU.S. AvgDifference
2014-201515.9%14.6%3.1%  8.2%
2015-2016-0.4%47.3%12.5%  11,925.0%
2016-201725.2%28.8%57.9%  14.3%
2017-201853.1%-21.6%19.0%  140.7%
2018-2019-14.0%-3.3%-2.2%  76.4%
Since 201490.5%64.8%113.3%  28.4%
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