While Obamacare prices spike, cost of employer coverage slows

Published October 26, 2016 4:01am ET



Obamacare prices are soaring, but for most people who get their coverage through their workplaces, premiums are growing slower than before the Affordable Care Act was passed.

Premiums for employer-sponsored coverage rose an average of 3.8 percent annually in the five years after President Obama’s 2010 healthcare law was passed, compared to a 4.7 percent annual increase in the five years prior to the law, according to an analysis released Wednesday by the Commonwealth Fund.

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