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ACA Health Insurance Plans in Texas (2026)

4,183 ACA medical marketplace plans from 18 insurers are listed in Texas for the 2026 plan year, alongside 94 standalone dental plans — per the CMS ACA Plan Attributes Public Use File.

Last updated: June 24, 2026 · Source: CMS ACA Plan Attributes PUF (2026 plan year)

4,183
Medical plans
18
Medical issuers
5
Metal tiers offered
94
Standalone dental plans
This page is a reference catalog of which plans exist, with sticker (pre-subsidy) premiums where available. It informs and compares; it does not recommend a "best plan" and gives no advice. Plan attributes come from the CMS ACA Plan Attributes PUF; premiums (shown below for federal-marketplace states) come from the separate CMS Rate PUF — sticker prices only, never your net cost after subsidies. For eligibility, subsidies, and to enroll, go to HealthCare.gov or your state marketplace.

How many ACA plans are available in Texas?

The CMS ACA Plan Attributes Public Use File lists 4,183 medical plan variants from 18 issuers in Texas for 2026, plus 94 standalone dental plans from 15 issuers. Counts are plan variants (each cost-sharing variation is a row in the source file).

Segment Plans Issuers
Medical (qualified health plans) 4,183 18
Standalone dental (SADP) 94 15

Source: CMS ACA Plan Attributes PUF (2026 plan year).

What metal tiers are offered in Texas?

Texas medical plans span Silver, Gold, Expanded Bronze, Bronze, Catastrophic. The most common tier is Silver (2,119 plans).

Metal tier Plans Share of medical
Silver 2,119 51%
Gold 1,106 26%
Expanded Bronze 728 17%
Bronze 172 4%
Catastrophic 58 1%

Source: CMS ACA Plan Attributes PUF (2026 plan year).

HMO, PPO, EPO or POS — what plan types are available in Texas?

HMO is the most common plan type in Texas (2,755 plans).

Plan type Plans Share of medical
HMO 2,755 66%
POS 1,260 30%
EPO 168 4%

Source: CMS ACA Plan Attributes PUF (2026 plan year).

Plan features in Texas

Source: CMS ACA Plan Attributes PUF (2026 plan year).

Which insurers offer ACA plans in Texas?

32 distinct issuer IDs appear in Texas across medical and standalone dental plans (18 offer medical, 15 offer standalone dental; some offer both):

27 issuer names are listed below. Some CMS rows carry issuer IDs without a display name in this projection, so the named list can be smaller than the distinct issuer-ID count.

Source: CMS ACA Plan Attributes PUF (2026 plan year).

Sources & provenance

Every figure on this page comes from the CMS ACA Plan Attributes PUF (2026 plan year) (source id src:cms:aca-plan-attributes-puf:2026), published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: https://www.cms.gov/marketplace/resources/data/public-use-files.

Medical plans are metal tiers Silver, Gold, Bronze, Expanded Bronze, Platinum and Catastrophic; standalone dental plans (SADPs) use the Low/High tiers and are counted separately. Premiums are not in this file and are not shown here.

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What ACA plans cost in Texas

Read these as sticker prices, not your price.

These are the full premiums before income-based tax credits. Most marketplace enrollees pay far less — a premium tax credit is tied to your income and can bring a plan's cost down sharply, sometimes to near $0 for lower incomes. These figures show how plans compare and what coverage costs unsubsidized — not what you'll pay. For your actual price, enter your income at healthcare.gov.

A typical Silver plan runs $762/month for a 40-year-old, ranging $540–$1,409 across Texas's 27 rating areas. Silver is the benchmark tier that income-based credits are sized against.

Metal tier Typical (median) Range across rating areas Plans
Catastrophic $452 $320–$630 49
Bronze $496 $352–$973 599
Silver $762 $540–$1,409 818
Gold $663 $467–$1,231 797

Benchmark: a 40-year-old, individual, non-tobacco. Premiums also rise with age and vary by rating area — a 60-year-old pays roughly 3× a 21-year-old for the same plan. "Typical" is the median monthly premium across the state's 27 rating areas and 834 plans; a tier only appears if it is offered in the state. Catastrophic plans are generally available only to enrollees under 30 or with a hardship exemption — the figure is the on-file rate, not an option most 40-year-olds can buy.

RECORDED — the premiums are the CMS Marketplace Rate Public Use File's published figures for the current plan year. INTERPRETATION — "sticker, not your price" and the subsidy note are framing, because net cost depends on your income and current tax-credit rules. Coverage scope is the TX federally-facilitated marketplace; this atlas informs and compares — it is not advice on which plan to buy. Verify and enroll at healthcare.gov.

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