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Louisiana · 2026 plan year

Bronze health insurance plans in Louisiana (2026)

There are 35 Bronze plans on the Louisiana Marketplace from 6 insurers, and they are not interchangeable — premiums run from $315 to $590 a month for the same metal tier. Here is what separates them.

35
Bronze plans
6
Insurers
64
Counties covered
$315
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 Louisiana Bronze plan is HSA-eligible.

All 35 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.

Louisiana Bronze premiums rank 16th cheapest of 35.

Averaged across all 35 plans, Bronze coverage in Louisiana costs $393 a month before subsidies — 16th 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 Louisiana in 2026

Across all 35 Bronze plans in Louisiana, monthly premiums run from $315 to $590, averaging $393. 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 Louisiana enrollees, often to a fraction of the sticker price.

Deductibles

Bronze plan deductibles in Louisiana

Bronze deductibles in Louisiana run from $3,850 to $10,600, with a median of $7,500 across the 32 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 $8,030 because the spread is not symmetric. The other 3 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 Louisiana

Individual out-of-pocket maximums on Louisiana Bronze plans run from $8,300 to $10,600, 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 Louisiana

PlanPremium / mo (age 21, pre-subsidy)DeductibleOut-of-pocket max
CHRISTUS Value BronzeCHRISTUS Health Plan$315$10,600$10,600
Signature Blue 90/70 $9900 with 2 $0 PCP Virtual Visits HSA EligibleHMO Louisiana$317$9,900$10,600
CHRISTUS Value Bronze PlusCHRISTUS Health Plan$328$10,600$10,600
CHRISTUS Standard Expanded BronzeCHRISTUS Health Plan$332$7,500$10,000
Community Blue 90/70 $9900 with 2 $0 PCP Virtual Visits HSA EligibleHMO Louisiana$332$9,900$10,600

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Who sells here

Bronze plans by insurer

InsurerBronze plansCheapestTier averageDeductible range
HMO Louisiana14$317$372$6,500–$9,900
Ambetter from Louisiana Healthcare Connections6$345$370$7,500–$8,450
CHRISTUS Health Plan5$315$336$7,450–$10,600
UnitedHealthcare4$408$440$7,500–$10,600
AmeriHealth Caritas Next3$393$412$3,850–$10,600
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana3$516$552$6,100–$7,500
Other tiers in Louisiana

How Bronze compares to the rest

Bronze
Avg $393 · from $315
35 plans · you are here
Silver
Avg $540 · from $424
36 plans
Gold
Avg $559 · from $473
29 plans

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Nearby on price

States with similar Bronze premiums

Missouri
Avg $392
41 Bronze plans
Arkansas
Avg $402
14 Bronze plans
South Dakota
Avg $406
21 Bronze plans
Common questions

Louisiana Bronze plans, answered

What are the copays on Louisiana 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 35 Bronze plans in Louisiana, out-of-pocket maximums run $8,300 to $10,600, and deductibles on the 32 plans with one combined deductible run $3,850 to $10,600. The other 3 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 Louisiana?
Any Louisiana 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 Louisiana Bronze plans?
Bronze deductibles in Louisiana run from $3,850 to $10,600 across the 32 plans with one combined deductible, with a median of $7,500 — that median is the figure closest to a typical plan. The other 3 set a separate deductible for prescription drugs and are not included in the deductible figures. Out-of-pocket maximums run $8,300 to $10,600. 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 Louisiana county?
Bronze plans are sold in 64 Louisiana counties, from 6 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 Louisiana?
Louisiana 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 Louisiana start at $315 a month before any subsidy.

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