Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana
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ACA marketplace issuer - 8 plans across 64 counties
According to PlainHealthPlan's issuer footprint ranking (CMS Marketplace PUF), Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana ranks #149 of 183 tracked issuers by plan count (most plans = #1). Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana is a single-state ACA marketplace issuer offering 8 plans across 1 state and 64 counties. Its average age-27 premium of $767/mo runs $127 above the national marketplace average of $640/mo.
STEEP · SOLO · THIN · PPO-LED
High-premium band
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana in the high-premium third
$767/mo age-27 avg sits in the top third of 183 tracked marketplace issuers. Corpus place #149 of 183 (most plans = #1).
Age-27 avg $767/mo runs $127 above the national Silver average of $640/mo. Inventory stays thin (8 plans) despite the high-premium band.
Source: CMS Marketplace Public Use Files. Informational only; confirm options at HealthCare.gov. How we place issuers.
Plan Types
Metal Levels Offered
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana average premium by metal level
The premium ladder across Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana's 8 ACA plans, average monthly premium (age 27) by metal tier. Bronze trades a low premium for a high deductible; Gold and Platinum invert it.
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana: average premium by metal level
How Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana's plan book compares across all tracked issuers
183 marketplace issuers with a tracked plan count, banded by plan book size.
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana vs 183 tracked issuers
ACA marketplace plan count, CMS Marketplace Public Use Files
8 149th of 183 higher than 26 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 STEEP · SOLO · THIN · PPO-LED.
ABS(avg_premium) peer at $764/mo (Δ $3 cheaper vs Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana); SOLO · MICRO vs this page's STEEP · SOLO · THIN.
ABS(avg_premium) peer at $773/mo (Δ $6 pricier vs Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana); SOLO · THIN vs this page's STEEP · SOLO · THIN.
ABS(avg_premium) peer at $750/mo (Δ $17 cheaper vs Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana); SOLO · STOCKED vs this page's STEEP · SOLO · THIN.
ABS(avg_premium) peer at $785/mo (Δ $19 pricier vs Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana); SOLO · THIN vs this page's STEEP · SOLO · THIN.
ABS(avg_premium) peer at $744/mo (Δ $23 cheaper vs Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana); SOLO · STOCKED vs this page's STEEP · SOLO · THIN.
ABS(avg_premium) peer at $792/mo (Δ $25 pricier vs Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana); SOLO · THIN vs this page's STEEP · SOLO · THIN.
ABS(plan_count) pole at 8 plans near Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana's THIN roster: QUIET · SOLO.
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana's SOLO · THIN footprint sits against states where issuer count (not premium alone) drives choice.
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana's STEEP stamp is county-sensitive; county Silver averages show where this carrier's THIN book lands.