Of course they are. The health insurance industry spent $86 million telling everyone how awful the bill would be, so it would be foolish to not get some return on their brainwashing investmentby jacking up rates. Don't let any crisis go to waste, right?

Your specific situation is atypical: market research suggests the average premium increase this year will be 8.8%, up from 6.9% last year. Of that 8.8% , only 1-2% can be directly attributed to provisions of the new law. (source)