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Arkansas · 2026 plan year

Bronze health insurance plans in Arkansas (2026)

There are 14 Bronze plans on the Arkansas Marketplace from 4 insurers, and they are not interchangeable — premiums run from $350 to $474 a month for the same metal tier. Here is what separates them.

14
Bronze plans
4
Insurers
Statewide
Counties covered
$350
Cheapest premium
$7,500
Median deductible
These are benchmark premiums, not your price. Every dollar figure here is the individual rate at age 21 for a non-tobacco user, before any premium tax credit — the standard way plans are compared like for like. What you actually pay depends on your age, county, household and income. Estimate your real cost.

Every Arkansas Bronze plan is HSA-eligible.

All 14 Bronze plans here meet the IRS high-deductible rules, so any of them can be paired with a health savings account — letting you set aside pre-tax money against the deductible, a median of $7,500 in this tier.

Arkansas Bronze premiums rank 18th cheapest of 35.

Averaged across all 14 plans, Bronze coverage in Arkansas costs $402 a month before subsidies — 18th lowest of the 35 states with federal-marketplace data. Premiums vary far more by county and age than this single number suggests.

Metal tiers describe roughly what share of covered costs a plan pays, not the quality of its care or network. How the metal tiers actually differ walks through the trade, and how ACA subsidies work explains why the prices below are rarely what anyone pays.

Cost

What a Bronze plan costs in Arkansas in 2026

Across all 14 Bronze plans in Arkansas, monthly premiums run from $350 to $474, averaging $402. Those are age-21, non-tobacco rates before any subsidy — the basis every figure on this page uses, and rarely what anyone actually pays. Premium tax credits cut that bill for most Arkansas enrollees, often to a fraction of the sticker price.

Deductibles

Bronze plan deductibles in Arkansas

Bronze deductibles in Arkansas run from $6,900 to $9,975, with a median of $7,500 across the 12 plans with one combined deductible — the amount you pay yourself before the plan starts sharing most costs. The median is the closest thing to a typical plan; the mean sits at $7,744 because the spread is not symmetric. The other 2 set a separate deductible for prescription drugs, so their medical deductible alone would understate what you pay; they are left out of these figures, and the table below shows both deductibles where a plan has two. No single figure is a quote — the table below shows the real deductible on each of the cheapest plans, and the insurer breakdown shows how the range splits by carrier.

Out-of-pocket maximum

Bronze out-of-pocket maximums in Arkansas

Individual out-of-pocket maximums on Arkansas Bronze plans run from $7,250 to $10,500, with a median of $10,000. That is the ceiling on what a plan can make you pay in a year for covered in-network care — after you reach it, the plan pays 100% of covered services. It is the number that matters most in a bad year, and the top of the range here is set by the federal limit that applies to every Marketplace plan, not by the insurer.

Lowest premiums

The cheapest Bronze plans in Arkansas

PlanPremium / mo (age 21, pre-subsidy)DeductibleOut-of-pocket max
Octave Bronze Exp StandardizedOctave$350$7,500$10,000
Bronze Exp StandardizedArkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield$353$7,500$10,000
HA Bronze Exp StandardizedHealth Advantage$362$7,500$10,000
HA Bronze NationalHealth Advantage$373$9,975$9,975
Standard Expanded Bronze (QualChoice)Ambetter from Arkansas Health & Wellness$392$7,500$10,000

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Who sells here

Bronze plans by insurer

InsurerBronze plansCheapestTier averageDeductible range
Ambetter from Arkansas Health & Wellness8$392$423$7,250–$8,450
Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield2$353$380$6,900–$7,500
Health Advantage2$362$368$7,500–$9,975
Octave2$350$374$6,900–$7,500
Other tiers in Arkansas

How Bronze compares to the rest

Bronze
Avg $402 · from $350
14 plans · you are here
Silver
Avg $644 · from $589
17 plans
Gold
Avg $560 · from $506
18 plans

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Nearby on price

States with similar Bronze premiums

Louisiana
Avg $393
35 Bronze plans
South Dakota
Avg $406
21 Bronze plans
Texas
Avg $410
225 Bronze plans
Common questions

Arkansas Bronze plans, answered

What are the copays on Arkansas Bronze plans?
Copays vary plan by plan rather than by tier — the metal level sets roughly what share of total care costs the plan covers, not the individual amounts. What the tier does bound is the rest of the cost-sharing: across the 14 Bronze plans in Arkansas, out-of-pocket maximums run $7,250 to $10,500, and deductibles on the 12 plans with one combined deductible run $6,900 to $9,975. The other 2 set a separate deductible for prescription drugs and are not included in the deductible figures. Open any plan below to see its full cost-sharing schedule, including primary care, specialist and prescription tiers.
Who is eligible for a Bronze plan in Arkansas?
Any Arkansas Marketplace shopper can choose Bronze. It carries the lowest premiums and the highest deductibles, and it is the tier most often paired with a health savings account. One trade-off worth knowing: choosing Bronze rather than Silver forfeits cost-sharing reductions entirely if your income would have qualified you for them.
What is the deductible on Arkansas Bronze plans?
Bronze deductibles in Arkansas run from $6,900 to $9,975 across the 12 plans with one combined deductible, with a median of $7,500 — that median is the figure closest to a typical plan. The other 2 set a separate deductible for prescription drugs and are not included in the deductible figures. Out-of-pocket maximums run $7,250 to $10,500. The spread inside a single tier is wide, so two plans at a similar premium can differ by thousands in what you would actually pay during a year with significant care. Deductible is usually a better basis for comparison than premium alone.
Are Bronze plans available in my Arkansas county?
Bronze plans are sold statewide across Arkansas, from 4 insurers. Which specific plans you can buy depends on where you live — a plan offered in a metro county is often not sold in a rural one. Enter your ZIP code to narrow the list to plans actually available to you.
When can I enroll in a Marketplace plan in Arkansas?
Arkansas uses the federal Marketplace, so open enrollment runs November 1 to January 15. Outside that window you need a qualifying life event — losing job-based coverage, moving, marriage, or a birth — to open a special enrollment period. Cheapest Bronze premiums in Arkansas start at $350 a month before any subsidy.

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