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31.6% lower in Brainerd, Minnesota
than in Wasilla, Alaska

Insurance cost

	Wasilla, AK	Brainerd, MN	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	138.2	61.4	100	55.6%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Wasilla, AK	Brainerd, MN	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	91.2	91.6	100	0.4%
Heart Failure	84.1	98	100	16.5%
Hip Knee Replacement	83	86.3	100	4.0%
Pneumonia	82.2	97.4	100	18.5%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Wasilla, AK	Brainerd, MN	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$21,051	$21,136	$23,281	0.4%
Heart Failure Hospital	$13,508	$15,751	$16,237	16.6%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$18,385	$19,105	$22,499	3.9%
Pneumonia Hospital	$13,829	$16,379	$17,007	18.4%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Wasilla, AK	Brainerd, MN	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	14.6%	42.3%	3.1%	189.7%
2015-2016	47.3%	0.4%	12.5%	99.2%
2016-2017	28.8%	58.5%	57.9%	103.1%
2017-2018	-21.6%	-6.6%	19.0%	69.4%
2018-2019	-3.3%	-15.3%	-2.2%	363.6%
Since 2014	64.8%	79.1%	113.3%	22.1%

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