Wheeling, West Virginia vs. North Pole, Alaska

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Health
  14.8% higher in North Pole, Alaska
than in Wheeling, West Virginia
   Insurance cost
Wheeling, WVNorth Pole, AKU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium89.4138.2100  54.6%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Wheeling, WVNorth Pole, AKU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack103.8108.3100  4.3%
Heart Failure102.577.7100  24.2%
Hip Knee Replacement113.777.1100  32.2%
Pneumonia110.981.4100  26.6%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Wheeling, WVNorth Pole, AKU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$23,953$24,985$23,281  4.3%
Heart Failure Hospital$16,467$12,490$16,237  24.2%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$25,170$17,067$22,499  32.2%
Pneumonia Hospital$18,640$13,690$17,007  26.6%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Wheeling, WVNorth Pole, AKU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20152.8%14.6%3.1%  421.4%
2015-201624.2%47.3%12.5%  95.5%
2016-201731.5%28.8%57.9%  8.6%
2017-201815.5%-21.6%19.0%  239.4%
2018-20199.4%-3.3%-2.2%  135.1%
Since 2014112.1%64.8%113.3%  42.2%
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