Obamacare Dealt Yet Another Blow as Premiums Jump Again NYT > Top Stories By: Reed Abelson and Margot Sanger-Katz 31 October 2026 at 01:56 Premiums will increase an average 13 percent next year for millions of Americans, on top of an earlier steep increase. It adds to the problems facing the program, which the Trump administration has weakened. Β© Scott McIntyre for The New York TimesThe average price of health insurance in the Obamacare marketplaces will rise by 13 percent next year.