Premiums for the most popular types of plans sold on the federal health insurance marketplace Healthcare.gov will spike on average by 30 percent next year, according to final rates approved by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and shown in documents reviewed by The Washington Post.

The rise in prices - affecting up to17 million Americans who buy coverage on the federal marketplace - are by far the largest annual premium increases in recent years. The higher premiums, along with the likely expiration of pandemic-era subsidies, mean millions of people will see their health insurance payments double or even triple in 2026.

The premium spikesarrive during a protracted and bitter congressional battle over health insurance costs that prompteda government shutdown since Oct. 1.Demo

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