<prompt> Human: 2017 Health Insurance premium increases from 679month to 1,355month!!I just received this letter from BCBSOK notifying our family 2 adults, 2 children that our 2017 health insurance premiums will be increasing from 679month to 1,354month for the exact same plan PPO 006!! That is a 100 increase in one year!! Also, our individual deductibles are increasing from 6,000 to 6,500 each. For reference, the plan is BCBS Oklahoma Bronze Plan PPO 006 HSA: This is a Health Insurance Marketplace plan and is one of the cheapest plans offered by BCBS who is now the only remaining health insurance company in Oklahoma.So, for 2017, our family will be paying out 16,256 in premiums PLUS a 6,500 deductible per person i.e,. total of 22,256 BEFORE our insurance will pay a penny for any medical care, prescriptions, etc.!!! This is outrageous!!! I am self-employed and adding another 680 monthly expense is devastating. We are in Week 7 of Dave Ramseys Financial Peace University and were excited to have a plan to better manage our money. And then our health insurance premiums double!?! 1,354 per month is a freaking house payment except it will never be paid off and there is no equity! So much for saving for our kids college or for our retirement or other future plans. I wonder how other people are handling these skyrocketing health insurance premiums? Are there any good suggestions for self-employed individuals to join some types of groups or organizations that may have lower group-based premiums?Assistant: Self-employed.Can you sign up for an HR outsourcing firm like Trinet or Insperity and get on their plans?I got a quote for a very reasonable plan for myself and one co-worker, and the cost of being their client was going to be a one-time 2K fee, and 200 per employee which meant me and one business partner.Human: Thank you. I have not looked into any HR outsourcing firms like Trinet or Insperity, but will do so. I am open to the idea of paying a membership fee if it can provide some relief to these premiums.  <response>: Hi there! Im a recipient of Trinet and all the benefits they bring and its been amazing. I work for a very small company 5 employees and our previous health plan was a disaster. Surgery that would have cost me 10k on the old plan was 50 with the plan we were able to get through Trinet. I have nothing bad to say about Trinet, it was a great decision. 