Head-to-head, from CMS Plan Year 2026 data.
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Wisconsin is the cheaper of the two: a 40-year-old pays about $687/month for the median Silver plan, versus $875 — a difference of $188/month (27%) before subsidies.
| Wisconsin | Nebraska | |
|---|---|---|
| Median Silver @40 | $687 | $875 |
| Cheapest Silver @40 | $526 | $640 |
| Most expensive county @40 | $1,062 | $1,460 |
| Age 27 | $431 | $525 |
| Age 60 | $1,116 | $1,359 |
| Carriers | 12 | 5 |
| Counties | 72 | 93 |
| 1-carrier counties | 1 | 0 |
| Plan types | EPO, HMO, POS, PPO | EPO, PPO |
Source: CMS Plan Year 2026 Qualified Health Plan Landscape. Full-price filed rates before premium tax credits; not a quote or an offer of coverage.
This page sets two states against each other. For county-by-county carriers, plan data and help actually enrolling, I publish a page for each state on Coverage by County: Wisconsin or Nebraska. There is also a blog covering deductibles, subsidies and special enrollment periods.
Put your ZIP code in and I will show you the carriers filing in your county, what the cheapest plan costs, and what you would actually pay after any help you qualify for. No cost, and you talk to me — not a call center.
You do not have to wait for the next open enrollment. A permanent move between these two opens a 60-day special enrollment period from the day you arrive, which is the window in which you would pick from the 5 carriers writing across Nebraska’s 93 counties. Watch the fine print: qualifying coverage for at least one day in the preceding 60 is generally required, and a move for medical care or a vacation does not count.
Coverage does not port across the state line. Ending in Wisconsin and starting in Nebraska is two separate transactions, and the plan you end up with in Nebraska is priced on its own county, not on what you paid before.
Of the 12 carriers in Wisconsin and 5 in Nebraska, Medica and UnitedHealthcare appear in both. That overlap is worth knowing if continuity of insurer matters to you, though the plan itself is new either way.
Availability is uneven — 15 of 72 counties in Wisconsin, 34 of 93 in Nebraska sell a PPO. That makes the county you land in, not the state you pick, the thing that decides whether out-of-network care is covered.
You cannot carry one plan in Wisconsin and a second in Nebraska. Eligibility follows primary residence, the address on your return, and everything received in the other state is normally out of network.
Picking between Wisconsin and Nebraska on the headline number is a mistake. Enter your ZIP and I will show you what is actually filed for you.