Bad news came in for the Affordable Care Act on Tuesday as the Obama administration announced that premiums for mid-level plans sold on the ACA marketplace are set to increase by an average of 25 percent.

Cost changes will vary by state and city, ranging from a 116 percent increase for Arizona plans all the way down to 3 percent decreases in Massachusetts and Indiana.

But for Donald Trump, this latest news on Obamacare is nothing less than evidence that "Obamacare is just blowing up," as he said during a rally this week.

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