Will Obamacare Make Health Insurance More Expensive? 
One of the primary goals that healthcare reform is trying to address is the stabilization of health insurance premiums . Health insurance has been consistently out pacing inflation increasing an average of almost 10 % annually . The simple answer is that the PPACA 's provisions will increase the percentage of Americans who participate in the healthcare market , and will dictate changes in health insurance underwriting that will have a direct effect in decreasing the price for older people and an increase for younger people . 