ACA Premium Increases In Line With Rate Increases for Work-Based Coverage, Analyses Find
Analyses show that premium increases for plans sold through the Affordable Care Act's insurance exchanges in 2015 are in line with past years' average rate hikes in the employer-based insurance market. For example, the Kaiser Family Foundation estimated that premiums for employer-sponsored coverage have increased by about 4% annually since 2007, while average premiums will increase by 2% for mid-range "silver" plans and increase by 4% for "bronze" plans.
- "Obamacare's Premiums Are Going Up -- at the Same Rate as Everyone Else's" (Egan, "Monkey Cage," Washington Post, 11/17).