UPDATE 1-U.S. gov't says benchmark 2017 Healthcare.gov premiums up 25 pct
October 24, 2016 at 18:26 PM EDT
Oct 24 (Reuters) - The average premium for benchmark 2017 Obamacare insurance plans sold on Healthcare.gov rose 25 percent compared with 2016, the U.S. government said on Monday, the biggest increase since the insurance first went on sale in 2013 for the following year.