Cheapest States for Health Insurance (2026)

Cross-state analysis from CMS Plan Year 2026 data.

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Ranked by median lowest-cost Silver premium for a 40-year-old, before subsidies. The gap between first and last is 57%.

#StateMedian @40Cheapest planWhere
1Indiana$558$440Anthem Silver Essential 7000 ($0 Virtual PCP + $0 Select Drugs + Incentives) (Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield, Daviess County)
2Ohio$625$482Silver Classic Standard (Oscar Health Insurance, Butler County)
3South Carolina$636$456Standard Silver (Ambetter from Absolute Total Care, Abbeville County)
4Alabama$680$583Blue Statewide Silver EPO (Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama, Greene County)
5Wisconsin$687$526Prestige Silver (Network Health, Calumet County)
6Michigan$708$385Clear Silver (Ambetter from Meridian, Genesee County)
7South Dakota$725$512DirectConnect Standard $6000 (Avera, Lincoln County)
8Oklahoma$731$561Standard Silver (Ambetter of Oklahoma, Canadian County)
9Kansas$765$565Silver Classic Standard (Oscar, Anderson County)
10Florida$789$554Clarity Silver (Ambetter Health, Indian River County)
11Utah$805$559Signature Benchmark Silver 5900 Medical Deductible (Select Health, Davis County)
12Texas$807$540MyBlue Health Silverâ„  405 (Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas, Cameron County)
13North Carolina$828$540Standard Silver with Atrium Health (Ambetter of North Carolina, Davidson County)
14Arkansas$828$753Octave Silver Standardized (Octave, Arkansas County)
15Nebraska$875$640HeartlandBlue Silver Standard 6000 Blueprint Health (Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska, Burt County)

Source: CMS Plan Year 2026 Qualified Health Plan Landscape file. Full-price filed rates before premium tax credits; not a quote or an offer of coverage. Published 2026-07-31.

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