"84% of the enrollees in the marketplaces -- about 8.7 million people -- receive premium subsidies under the ACA and are insulated from these premium hikes. However, roughly 6.7 million people -- the ones who buy ACA-compliant plans inside or outside the marketplace and aren't subsidized -- will feel the full brunt of premium increases. They'll be hit if the uncertainty is not resolved and the rates do not come down before they are finalized. In many cases, there is as much as a 20 percentage point swing or more in rates depending on whether the CSRs are paid."  MORE >>