Brokers say health premiums are rising so sharply that, in somestates, increases are in the triple-digits.

And, they blame the premium inflation almost entirely on thePatient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

The figures come from Morgan Stanley's health care analysts, whoconducted a survey of 148 brokers. On average, they said, increasesare in excess of 11% in the small group market and 12% in theindividual market. But some states show increases 10 to 50 timesthat.

All of this, analysts concluded, is “largely due to changesunder the [PPACA].”

Among the states seeing huge increases in the individual market,Delaware leads the pack with a whopping 100% increase. Followingare New Hampshire with a 90% increase, Indiana at 54%, Californiaat 53%, Connecticut at 45%, Florida at 37%, Michigan at 36%,Georgia at 29%, Kentucky at 29%, and Pennsylvania at 28%.

In the small group market, consumers might want to stay awayfrom Washington. There, brokers reported a 589% increase.

Other states suffering from skyrocketing small group increasesare Pennsylvania (a 66% increase), California (37%), Indiana (34%),Kentucky (30%), Colorado (29%), Michigan (27%), Maryland (25%),Missouri (25%), and Nevada (23%).

Specifically, analysts said the acceleration in annual renewalsis due largely to changes in the commercial market, includinginclusion of the industry fee (and the gross up), 3:1 age bands,underwriting restrictions such as community rating and guaranteedissue, and new benefit designs.

This month's results are up from Morgan Stanley's last survey ofbrokers in December. Then, brokers said rates were rising in excessof 6% in the small group market, and 9% in the individualmarket.

The financial services firm have surveyed brokers who sellcoverage in the individual and small-group markets since 2011.Overall their surveys have shown that premiums rose by negligibleamounts in early 2011, then fell by about 1% each quarter throughthe third quarter of 2012. Premiums climbed again in late 2012,jumping significantly in late 2013.

Just how much premiums are climbing — or falling — under PPACAhas been a major point of contention.

PPACA supporters, including the administration, have pointed tothe law's subsidies, which help pay for insurance for lower-incomeAmericans, saying they will offset any increase in costs.

Meanwhile, most consumers are bracing for the worst. A pollreleased last month by the Morning Consult found that 60% believethe law will likely increase their health care costs in the longrun. Another 28% said their costs would likely remain unchanged,and 11% said they believed their costs will shrink.

Recent eHealth analysis also found that that health insurance onthe individual market is much more expensive underPPACA. They said the average premium for an individualhealth plan selected through eHealth without a subsidy was $274 permonth, as of Feb. 24, a 39% increase from the average individualpremium for pre-Obamacare coverage. The average family plan cost$663 per month, up 56% from a year ago, eHealth said.