claim: "the average family premium has increased by 29% under obama!"
author: republican national committee
evidence_1: jul 29, 2016 ... it turns out that the average premiums in the individual market actually dropped  when the aca was implemented. ... premiums lower under obamacare. ... to rise  by “more than 44 percent in 2017 to approach where individual market premiums  would have likely been in the absence of the aca, even under ...
evidence_2: sep 29, 2014 ... the republican party of florida's ad features floridians who say their health  insurance costs have skyrocketed under obamacare. ... there have been various  studies about average premium increases since the health care law was  implemented, but the results vary widely depending on the methodology ...
evidence_3: oct 4, 2016 ... these increased costs for employers and employees alike may seem steep—up  around 50% over the past eight years—but they could have risen far higher had  the affordable care act never passed. the kaiser study shows that average  family premiums rose 20% from 2011 to 2016. that rate of increase ...
evidence_4: slower premium growth under obama. february 6, 2015. republicans say the  average family health insurance premium has increased by $4,154 under  president obama. that's right — and it's a much slower rate of growth than under  president george w. bush. click here to read more ...
evidence_5: feb 9, 2017 ... when it comes to obamacare, premiums have increased for families, but not  nearly that much. in 2014, a family of four paid an average of $789 a month for  the benchmark silver plan, according to the health and human services  department. by 2017, that figure went up to $1,090. annually, the increase ...