Wellmark Health Plan of Iowa, Inc.
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ACA marketplace issuer - 10 plans across 99 counties
According to PlainHealthPlan's issuer footprint ranking (CMS Marketplace PUF), Wellmark Health Plan of Iowa, Inc. ranks #131 of 183 tracked issuers by plan count (most plans = #1). Wellmark Health Plan of Iowa, Inc. is a single-state ACA marketplace issuer offering 10 plans across 1 state and 99 counties. Its average age-27 premium of $389/mo runs $251 below the national marketplace average of $640/mo.
FLOOR · SOLO · THIN · HMO-LED
Lower-premium band
Wellmark Health Plan of Iowa, Inc. in the lower-premium third
$389/mo age-27 avg sits in the bottom third of 183 tracked marketplace issuers. Corpus place #131 of 183 (most plans = #1).
Floor-band age-27 avg $389/mo ($251 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
Wellmark Health Plan of Iowa, Inc. average premium by metal level
The premium ladder across Wellmark Health Plan of Iowa, Inc.'s 10 ACA plans, average monthly premium (age 27) by metal tier. Bronze trades a low premium for a high deductible; Gold and Platinum invert it.
Wellmark Health Plan of Iowa, Inc.: average premium by metal level
How Wellmark Health Plan of Iowa, Inc.'s plan book compares across all tracked issuers
183 marketplace issuers with a tracked plan count, banded by plan book size.
Wellmark Health Plan of Iowa, Inc. vs 183 tracked issuers
ACA marketplace plan count, CMS Marketplace Public Use Files
10 131st of 183 higher than 52 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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ABS(avg_premium) peers first, then an inventory pole and a stamp-branched guide - not a fixed Related strip. This page stamps FLOOR · SOLO · THIN · HMO-LED.
ABS(avg_premium) peer at $393/mo (Δ $4 pricier vs Wellmark Health Plan of Iowa, Inc.); SOLO · STOCKED vs this page's FLOOR · SOLO · THIN.
ABS(avg_premium) peer at $396/mo (Δ $7 pricier vs Wellmark Health Plan of Iowa, Inc.); SOLO · THIN vs this page's FLOOR · SOLO · THIN.
ABS(avg_premium) peer at $398/mo (Δ $9 pricier vs Wellmark Health Plan of Iowa, Inc.); SOLO · THIN vs this page's FLOOR · SOLO · THIN.
ABS(avg_premium) peer at $372/mo (Δ $17 cheaper vs Wellmark Health Plan of Iowa, Inc.); SOLO · THIN vs this page's FLOOR · SOLO · THIN.
ABS(avg_premium) peer at $406/mo (Δ $17 pricier vs Wellmark Health Plan of Iowa, Inc.); SOLO · THIN vs this page's FLOOR · SOLO · THIN.
ABS(avg_premium) peer at $411/mo (Δ $22 pricier vs Wellmark Health Plan of Iowa, Inc.); SOLO · THIN vs this page's FLOOR · SOLO · THIN.
ABS(plan_count) pole at 10 plans near Wellmark Health Plan of Iowa, Inc.'s THIN roster: PARITY · SOLO.
Wellmark Health Plan of Iowa, Inc.'s SOLO · THIN footprint sits against states where issuer count (not premium alone) drives choice.
Wellmark Health Plan of Iowa, Inc.'s FLOOR age-27 average sits below national parity; subsidies matter more than sticker price before you compare HMO-LED networks.