The Obama administration is pushing back against criticism of Obamacare after the announcement that premiums will rise sharply next year.
Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Mathews Burwell told CNN's "New Day" that the program has kept premiums and health costs in check for most Americans, who get health insurance through their employers.
"For the 150 million people who that have employer-based care," she said, "what we know is that in the last six years they've seen five of the slowest years of growth in their premiums in history."
The administration reported Monday that premiums will rise an average of 22% for the benchmark Obamacare plan. But Burwell said the impact of Obamacare goes beyond people who get insurance through government exchanges.