7.5% ...

... will be the average premium increase for benchmark plans (i.e., the second-lowest-cost silver plans) across all 37 states where CMS operates part or all of the exchange, but the variations from one state to another will be enormous (e.g., Indiana residents will see a 12.6% decrease, while Oklahomans will have an average increase of 35.7%), CMS said on Oct. 26.