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A 40-year-old dietitian in Kansas pays a median $765/month for a Silver plan before subsidies — 9th of 17 on cost. The cheapest plan in the state is $565 from Oscar in Anderson. On median Silver premium, Kansas ranks 9 of 17 for this occupation.
Patient-facing and on-your-feet work produces steady, predictable claims — routine visits, refills, physical therapy, the occasional urgent care. That profile is decided by copay design and by whether your providers are in network, not by the sticker premium, so carrier count sits alongside cost below.
Occupational context: Prolonged standing and sedentary counseling strain.
Two things get confused here constantly. Risk exposure decides what coverage you should buy. It does not decide what you are charged — Kansas carriers rate on age, ZIP, tobacco and family size, full stop. A dietitian with a bad back and a healthy 40-year-old office worker in the same county see the same number.
Premium is set by rating area, so a dietitian in one Kansas county can pay materially more than one an hour away. Six counties from across the state, cheapest Silver plan for a 40-year-old:
| County | Cheapest Silver @40 | Issuer | Deductible | Carriers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sedgwick | $696 | Ambetter from Sunflower | $6,000 | 2 |
| Marshall | $698 | UnitedHealthcare | $4,000 | 3 |
| Neosho | $719 | Ambetter from Sunflower | $6,000 | 2 |
| Pratt | $739 | Ambetter from Sunflower | $6,000 | 2 |
| Graham | $746 | Ambetter from Sunflower | $6,000 | 2 |
| Phillips | $746 | Ambetter from Sunflower | $6,000 | 2 |
The spread across just these six is $50/month — $599 a year for the same metal tier. Statewide the range runs $565 to $979. Coverage by County publishes all 105 Kansas counties individually.
| Kansas — network and cost | 2026 |
|---|---|
| Median Silver premium @40 | $765 |
| Cheapest Silver @40 | $565 — Oscar (Anderson) |
| Most expensive Silver @40 | $979 |
| Carriers filing in the state | 6 — Ambetter from Sunflower, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City, Medica |
| Plan types available | EPO |
| Counties with only one carrier | 14 of 105 |
Kansas has 6 carriers filing and 14 of 105 counties served by a single issuer. For a dietitian with an established provider relationship, that carrier count is the number that decides whether you keep your doctor.
Source: CMS Plan Year 2026 Qualified Health Plan Landscape file. 3,058 plan records across 105 Kansas counties. Full-price filed rates before premium tax credits — verify at enrollment.
Cheaper for the same coverage: Michigan ($708), South Dakota ($725), Oklahoma ($731). More expensive: Tennessee ($773), Mississippi ($773), Florida ($789).
Side-by-side: Kansas vs South Dakota · Kansas vs Oklahoma · Kansas vs Tennessee · Kansas vs Mississippi
A caveat on the table above: rating is by residence, not by job site. A dietitian living in Kansas and working across a state line still buys Kansas plans. A genuine permanent move does trigger a special enrollment period, but the plan year restarts with a fresh deductible.
Deduction categories that generally fit this trade: Licensing, CE credits, practice-management software. Note the ordering problem with health premiums: the §162(l) deduction lowers your AGI, and your AGI is what sets your premium tax credit, so the two calculate against each other. That is a CPA conversation and worth having before you enroll, not after.
If your household income is above the subsidy range, ACA is not automatically the answer. There are other categories of coverage that may fit, and they work very differently. That is a conversation, not a web page.
The BLS median wage for Dietitians and Nutritionists in Kansas is $64,930 a year (May 2024). Starting pay — the 10th percentile — is about $54,170. The middle half earn $60,340 to $76,800, and the top 10% more than $86,590. BLS counts about 560 people doing this work for an employer in Kansas. The self-employed are not in the BLS survey, so this is the going rate for the work, not your own number.
The cheapest Silver plan for a 40-year-old in Kansas is $565 per month from Oscar, with a state median of $765. Both figures are full price before premium tax credits; most buyers pay less after subsidies.
No. Kansas exchange plans are guaranteed issue and community rated, so a dietitian pays exactly what anyone else of the same age in the same ZIP pays. Occupation is not on the application as a rating factor.
No. Only EPO plans were filed for 2026.
Kansas ranks 9 of 17 states covered here, at a median $765 per month. Indiana is cheapest at $558 and Nebraska is most expensive at $875.
Above the cliff. At this income a single-person household receives no premium tax credit for 2027 and pays the full premium.
This occupation sits above the cliff in 17 of the 23 states reported and below it in the other 6, so the answer changes with the state.
What this figure is. It is the median annual wage BLS reports for Dietitians and Nutritionists (SOC 29-1031) in Kansas. BLS surveys wage and salary workers and excludes the self-employed, so it is a benchmark for the occupation in this state — not the income of a self-employed dietitian. Premium tax credit eligibility is set by household modified adjusted gross income and household size, not by occupation, so treat this as a reference point rather than a determination of what you qualify for.
Why the cliff is back. The enhanced premium tax credits expired on 31 December 2025. For plan year 2027 the 400% FPL limit applies again, so household income above $63,840 ends premium tax credit eligibility outright.
This page compares states. For Kansas specifically — county-by-county carriers, plan data and enrollment help — I publish that on Coverage by County, including a page written for Dietitians in Kansas and a blog covering deductibles, subsidies and special enrollment.
Kansas has 6 carriers filing across 105 counties right now. That list is rebuilt every year, so what you can choose from in November may not match what you see today — and for a dietitian buying your own cover, who stays matters more than the headline rate.
Rate filings for 2027 point to roughly a 15% median increase nationally, from −1% at one end to 54% at the other. Kansas has not finalised, so treat exact local 2027 pricing as unavailable rather than unknown.
Enrollment opens November 1, 2026. Treat December 15 as the deadline: it guarantees January 1 cover on every marketplace, Kansas included. Conflicting end dates get quoted because a 2025 rule shortened the window and a court vacated it in June 2026, appeal pending — enrol by the 15th and the argument is irrelevant to you.
There is still no PPO on the Kansas marketplace — not in any of its 105 counties. Every plan is an HMO, EPO or POS, which for a dietitian working across a wide area is the binding constraint, not price.
Because Kansas sells no PPO in any of its 105 counties, the thing that will decide your 2027 experience is which network your providers sit in — and that is far easier to check now than during the rush.
Enter a ZIP and a licensed agent will tell you three things:
Coverage for Dietitians is priced county by county across Kansas. Enter your ZIP and a licensed agent will show you what is on the table.
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