The "leaked" numbers have always been higher than what actually happens.
The insurance companies always propose higher increases in order to have a stronger bargaining position, and those numbers have historically been bargained down to something decent.
Absolutely. But I'd wager the vast majority of the increases land well above the rate of inflation. And since open-enrollment begins a few days before the Presidential election, it'll be interesting to see how those numbers are managed given that Hillary has hitched her campaign to the Affordable Care Act as an extension of her original campaign for universal health insurance when she was First Lady.
As it's unlikely to be a competitive race by then, I would expect that certain people will be reminded of certain aspects of the power of the executive branch and that will be that.
The insurance companies always propose higher increases in order to have a stronger bargaining position, and those numbers have historically been bargained down to something decent.