Wausau, Wisconsin vs. Fairbanks, Alaska

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Health
  7.9% higher in Fairbanks, Alaska
than in Wausau, Wisconsin
   Insurance cost
Wausau, WIFairbanks, AKU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium112.7138.2100  22.6%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Wausau, WIFairbanks, AKU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack104.5108.3100  3.6%
Heart Failure97.577.7100  20.3%
Hip Knee Replacement88.277.1100  12.6%
Pneumonia101.181.4100  19.5%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Wausau, WIFairbanks, AKU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$24,104$24,985$23,281  3.7%
Heart Failure Hospital$15,659$12,490$16,237  20.2%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$19,532$17,067$22,499  12.6%
Pneumonia Hospital$16,999$13,690$17,007  19.5%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Wausau, 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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