Waukesha, Wisconsin vs. Fairbanks, Alaska

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Health
  8.3% higher in Fairbanks, Alaska
than in Waukesha, Wisconsin
   Insurance cost
Waukesha, WIFairbanks, AKU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium107.9138.2100  28.1%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Waukesha, WIFairbanks, AKU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack102.2108.3100  6.0%
Heart Failure107.277.7100  27.5%
Hip Knee Replacement95.277.1100  19.0%
Pneumonia106.381.4100  23.4%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Waukesha, WIFairbanks, AKU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$23,571$24,985$23,281  6.0%
Heart Failure Hospital$17,231$12,490$16,237  27.5%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$21,071$17,067$22,499  19.0%
Pneumonia Hospital$17,868$13,690$17,007  23.4%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Waukesha, WIFairbanks, AKU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20152.7%14.6%3.1%  440.7%
2015-20164.2%47.3%12.5%  1,026.2%
2016-201715.4%28.8%57.9%  87.0%
2017-201854.6%-21.6%19.0%  139.6%
2018-2019-5.6%-3.3%-2.2%  41.1%
Since 201480.2%64.8%113.3%  19.2%
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