The price increases are hardly new.
Yes, much of the recent increase can be attributed to the ACA and the inevitable costs that will be imposed upon the carriers, like accepting those with pre-existing conditions and the new "free" benefits that are being added monthly.
But the cost of care has been going up uncontrollably long before this. As a self-employed individual, I have been purchasing my own health insurance and care for my entire adult life. I have watched my insurance premiums go up roughly 300% in the last decade alone; most of that long before anyone knew who Obama was. At the current rate of increase, I expect my family's health insurance cost to eclipse my house payment before the end of the decade.
