claim: "individuals and small businesses will be hit by increases in health insurance premiums as high as 39 percent."
author: americans united for change
evidence_1: number of covered lives affected by these ... total premiums in the individual and  small ... for certain rate increases. ... to health insurance premiums or health ...  state's high risk pool, and federal funds. .... that 39 percent of rhode island ...
evidence_2: oct 16, 2018 ... for millions of americans who purchase their health insurance in the volatile ...  double-digit premium rate increases were widespread and many consumers  were hit with ... benchmark plan premium is expected to plummet by 26 percent.  ... and thousands of small businesses through several key actions.
evidence_3: sep 22, 2016 ... persistent cost increases continue to plague small-business owners causing ...  the average premium for an individual health insurance plan cost ... deductibles  in health plans, which are generally higher in small business plans, have ... 2010,  the offer rate declined 7 points, from 46 percent to 39 percent.
evidence_4: jun 1, 2015 ... people who pay premiums for individual health insurance policies – either ... plan  holders with proposed premium hikes of 19.33 to 39 percent. none of the three  small-business premium increases exceeded 14 percent in kansas. ...  individuals buy insurance to balance out those higher-risk members.
evidence_5: increasing health care costs might eventually be reflected in higher product  prices. .... as individuals get richer, one of the most valuable and productive ...  one percentage point gap between the growth rates of health spending and gdp.  ... but small business owners do not support sweeping health care reforms (bna,  2007).