Arkansas · 2026 plan year

Silver health insurance plans in Arkansas

There are 17 Silver plans on the Arkansas Marketplace from 4 insurers, and they are not interchangeable — premiums run from $589 to $688 a month for the same metal tier. Here is what separates them.

17
Silver plans
4
Insurers
Statewide
Counties covered
$589
Cheapest premium
$6,529
Average 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.

In Arkansas, Silver costs more than Gold.

The average Silver plan in Arkansas runs $644 a month against $560 for Gold — $85 more for a tier that covers a smaller share of your care. That inversion is silver loading: the cost of the extra cost-sharing reductions insurers must build into Silver plans is priced into every Silver premium, including yours if you do not qualify for them.

One carrier files 65% of Arkansas's Silver plans.

Ambetter from Arkansas Health & Wellness accounts for 11 of the 17 Silver plans in Arkansas. A long plan list can look like a wide choice while most of it resolves to one network and one formulary — worth knowing before you treat plan count as a measure of competition.

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.

Lowest premiums

The cheapest Silver plans in Arkansas

PlanPremium / mo (age 21, pre-subsidy)DeductibleOut-of-pocket max
Octave Silver StandardizedOctave$589$6,000$8,900
Silver StandardizedArkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield$606$6,000$8,900
Octave Silver AHOctave$606$6,250$6,450
HA Silver StandardizedHealth Advantage$615$6,000$8,900
Silver AHArkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield$629$6,350$6,550

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Who sells here

Silver plans by insurer

InsurerSilver plansCheapestTier average
Ambetter from Arkansas Health & Wellness11$634$661
Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield2$606$617
Health Advantage2$615$623
Octave2$589$598
Other tiers in Arkansas

How Silver compares to the rest

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Common questions

Arkansas Silver plans, answered

What are the copays on a Arkansas Silver plan?
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. Across the 17 Silver plans in Arkansas, deductibles average $6,529 and the out-of-pocket maximum averages $8,547. Open any plan below to see its full cost-sharing schedule, including primary care, specialist and prescription tiers.
Who is eligible for a Silver plan in Arkansas?
Anyone eligible to buy Marketplace coverage in Arkansas can pick a Silver plan — there is no separate test for the tier. What Silver uniquely unlocks is cost-sharing reductions, available if your household income is roughly 100–250% of the federal poverty level. Those reductions apply only to Silver plans, which is why Silver is usually the right choice at those incomes even though its sticker price here ($644 a month on average) is higher than Gold in some states.
What is the deductible on a Arkansas Silver plan?
The average across all 17 Silver plans in Arkansas is $6,529, with an average out-of-pocket maximum of $8,547. The range within the 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 Silver plans available in my Arkansas county?
Silver 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 Arkansas Marketplace plan?
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 Silver premiums in Arkansas start at $589 a month before any subsidy.

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