By Maya Rhodan
25%
Average increase in premiums for benchmark plan
Americans shopping on the individual market will pay more as healthier people decline to join the system, raising rates
$433
Average monthly cost of a midlevel plan before subsidies
This could lead to sticker shock for Americans who earn too much to qualify for federal subsidies
73%
Percentage of people on midlevel plans who will pay less than $100 a month
The increased costs will be offset by increased federal subsidies for low-income Americans
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