It ' s weird how every interview I hear with medical professionals , they always say that premiums were rising way faster before the ACA . Who should I believe ? Every health professional , or Breitbart ? Hmm . Insurers are set to raise the premiums for plans sold through HealthCare . gov by an average of 22 percent in 2017 , the U . S . Department of Health and Human Services said in a report . c a r e p r e miumsrisingobamacarestory ? id 43047190 But experts we spoke with weren ' t too surprised by this year ' s findings . They point out that the 3 percent growth from 2009 to 2010 was unusually low . While it ' s tough to discern a clear , longterm trend in the growth rates , the annual increase was holding steady at around 5 percent or 5 . 5 percent from 2007 to 2009 . The growth rates had been at 10 percent and higher from 2000 to 2004 . healthinsurancepremiumsIn 2017 , premiums will go up at a higher rate than ever before . That ' s not Breitbart it ' s ABC using HHS numbers , and FactCheck . org using Kaiser Permanente numbers . Would you mind giving me a source for interviews saying that premiums are rising at a lower rate now ? It shouldn ' t be hard if every health professional says so in an interview .