South Carolina · 2026 plan year

Health insurance plans in South Carolina

South Carolina uses the federal Marketplace, with 125 plans across the Bronze, Silver and Gold tiers from up to 6 insurers. Which tier suits you depends far more on how much care you expect to use than on the premium alone.

125
Marketplace plans
6
Insurers
46
Counties covered
$263
Cheapest premium
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.

One carrier files 60% of South Carolina's Silver plans.

BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina accounts for 32 of the 53 Silver plans in South Carolina. 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.

By metal tier

The three tiers in South Carolina, compared

TierPlansInsurersFrom / moAverage / moAvg deductible
Bronze384$263$312$7,175
Silver536$357$431$6,188
Gold346$373$457$1,667
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Catastrophic and other coverage

Some states also offer Catastrophic plans, which carry very low premiums and very high deductibles and are limited to people under 30 or those with a hardship exemption. They are a small share of the market and are not broken out into their own page here — you can find any available in South Carolina on the full South Carolina plan list. Platinum plans are rare on the federal Marketplace and are absent from most states.

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