Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield
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ACA marketplace issuer - 11 plans across 88 counties
According to PlainHealthPlan's issuer footprint ranking (CMS Marketplace PUF), Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield ranks #119 of 183 tracked issuers by plan count (most plans = #1). Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield is a single-state ACA marketplace issuer offering 11 plans across 1 state and 88 counties. Its average age-27 premium of $483/mo runs $157 below the national marketplace average of $640/mo.
QUIET · SOLO · THIN · HMO-LED
Lower-premium band
Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in the lower-premium third
$483/mo age-27 avg sits in the bottom third of 183 tracked marketplace issuers. Corpus place #119 of 183 (most plans = #1).
Floor-band age-27 avg $483/mo ($157 below national Silver $640/mo). Footprint stamp SOLO - concentrated geography. Networks: HMO.
Source: CMS Marketplace Public Use Files. Informational only; confirm options at HealthCare.gov. How we place issuers.
Plan Types
Metal Levels Offered
Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield average premium by metal level
The premium ladder across Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield's 11 ACA plans, average monthly premium (age 27) by metal tier. Bronze trades a low premium for a high deductible; Gold and Platinum invert it.
Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield: average premium by metal level
How Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield's plan book compares across all tracked issuers
183 marketplace issuers with a tracked plan count, banded by plan book size.
Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield vs 183 tracked issuers
ACA marketplace plan count, CMS Marketplace Public Use Files
11 119th of 183 higher than 59 of 183 issuers
Issuers, banded by plan count
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Source CMS Marketplace Public Use Files · 2026-08-30
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Similar average premium
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ABS(avg_premium) peers first, then an inventory pole and a stamp-branched guide - not a fixed Related strip. This page stamps QUIET · SOLO · THIN · HMO-LED.
ABS(avg_premium) peer at $482/mo (Δ $1 cheaper vs Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield); SOLO · THIN vs this page's QUIET · SOLO · THIN.
ABS(avg_premium) peer at $485/mo (Δ $2 pricier vs Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield); SOLO · THIN vs this page's QUIET · SOLO · THIN.
ABS(avg_premium) peer at $479/mo (Δ $4 cheaper vs Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield); SOLO · THIN vs this page's QUIET · SOLO · THIN.
ABS(avg_premium) peer at $478/mo (Δ $5 cheaper vs Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield); SOLO · STOCKED vs this page's QUIET · SOLO · THIN.
ABS(avg_premium) peer at $488/mo (Δ $5 pricier vs Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield); SOLO · MICRO vs this page's QUIET · SOLO · THIN.
ABS(avg_premium) peer at $488/mo (Δ $5 pricier vs Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield); SOLO · THIN vs this page's QUIET · SOLO · THIN.
ABS(plan_count) pole at 11 plans near Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield's THIN roster: PEAK · SOLO.
Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield's SOLO · THIN footprint sits against states where issuer count (not premium alone) drives choice.
Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield's QUIET age-27 average sits below national parity; subsidies matter more than sticker price before you compare HMO-LED networks.