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Wellpoint Essential Bronze POS 5500 ($0 Virtual PCP + $0 Select Drugs + Incentives)

Expanded Bronze · POS · WellPoint · Texas

At age 40 it costs between $441.11 and $541.26 a month before any subsidy, depending on which county you live in — a marketplace plan is priced per rating area, not per state.

What CMS publishes about it

Plan ID47501TX0030002
InsurerWellPoint
Metal levelExpanded Bronze
Plan typePOS
Deductible (individual)$5,500
Deductible (family)$11,000
Drug deductibleIncluded in the medical deductible
Most you could pay in a year$10,600
Family maximum$21,200
Primary care visit$30
Specialist visit35% Coinsurance after deductible
Emergency room$500 Copay after deductible and 50% Coinsurance after deductible
Inpatient stay$500 Copay per Stay after deductible and 50% Coinsurance after deductible
Generic drugs35% Coinsurance after deductible
Preferred brand drugs40% Coinsurance after deductible
Specialty drugs50% Coinsurance after deductible
Adult dental includedNo
Child dental includedNo
Share of premium buying essential health benefits100.00%
Network directoryWho is in network
Summary of benefitsSummary of benefits and coverage
Drug listFormulary
Customer service1-833-476-1458 · TTY 1-711-000-0000

Where it is sold, and what it costs there

30 counties. The premium is the price before any tax credit; what you pay depends on your income.

CountyAt 21At 30At 40At 50At 60
Bexar County $345.16$391.76 $441.11$616.46 $936.76
Comal County $345.16$391.76 $441.11$616.46 $936.76
Guadalupe County $345.16$391.76 $441.11$616.46 $936.76
Medina County $345.16$391.76 $441.11$616.46 $936.76
Wilson County $345.16$391.76 $441.11$616.46 $936.76
Collin County $357.64$405.92 $457.06$638.75 $970.63
Dallas County $357.64$405.92 $457.06$638.75 $970.63
Ellis County $357.64$405.92 $457.06$638.75 $970.63
Hunt County $357.64$405.92 $457.06$638.75 $970.63
Kaufman County $357.64$405.92 $457.06$638.75 $970.63
Rockwall County $357.64$405.92 $457.06$638.75 $970.63
Jefferson County $370.71$420.76 $473.77$662.09 $1,006.11
Orange County $370.71$420.76 $473.77$662.09 $1,006.11
Montgomery County $375.43$426.11 $479.80$670.52 $1,018.92
Walker County $375.43$426.11 $479.80$670.52 $1,018.92
Caldwell County $376.06$426.83 $480.60$671.64 $1,020.63
El Paso County $376.21$427 $480.80$671.91 $1,021.03
Hidalgo County $378.55$429.65 $483.79$676.09 $1,027.38
Denton County $379.85$431.13 $485.45$678.41 $1,030.91
Johnson County $379.85$431.13 $485.45$678.41 $1,030.91
Tarrant County $379.85$431.13 $485.45$678.41 $1,030.91
Cameron County $381.41$432.90 $487.44$681.20 $1,035.15
Harris County $390.28$442.97 $498.78$697.04 $1,059.22
Brazoria County $392.81$445.84 $502.01$701.56 $1,066.09
Fort Bend County $392.81$445.84 $502.01$701.56 $1,066.09
Matagorda County $392.81$445.84 $502.01$701.56 $1,066.09
Crosby County $423.52$480.70 $541.26$756.41 $1,149.43
Lubbock County $423.52$480.70 $541.26$756.41 $1,149.43
Lynn County $423.52$480.70 $541.26$756.41 $1,149.43
Terry County $423.52$480.70 $541.26$756.41 $1,149.43

Open enrollment for 2026 coverage runs 1 November 2025 to 15 January 2026 in most states. Outside that window you need a qualifying life event — losing other coverage, moving, marrying, having a child — to enrol.

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