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.
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.
The cheapest Silver plans in Arkansas
| Plan | Premium / mo (age 21, pre-subsidy) | Deductible | Out-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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Silver plans by insurer
| Insurer | Silver plans | Cheapest | Tier average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ambetter from Arkansas Health & Wellness | 11 | $634 | $661 |
| Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield | 2 | $606 | $617 |
| Health Advantage | 2 | $615 | $623 |
| Octave | 2 | $589 | $598 |
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