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Wellpoint Essential Bronze POS 4500 ($0 Virtual PCP + $0 Select Drugs + Incentives)

Expanded Bronze · POS · WellPoint · Texas

At age 40 it costs between $446.01 and $547.27 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 ID47501TX0030003
InsurerWellPoint
Metal levelExpanded Bronze
Plan typePOS
Deductible (individual)$4,500
Deductible (family)$9,000
Drug deductibleIncluded in the medical deductible
Most you could pay in a year$10,600
Family maximum$21,200
Primary care visit$50
Specialist visit$100
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 drugs$20
Preferred brand drugs$75
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 $348.99$396.10 $446.01$623.30 $947.16
Comal County $348.99$396.10 $446.01$623.30 $947.16
Guadalupe County $348.99$396.10 $446.01$623.30 $947.16
Medina County $348.99$396.10 $446.01$623.30 $947.16
Wilson County $348.99$396.10 $446.01$623.30 $947.16
Collin County $361.61$410.43 $462.14$645.84 $981.41
Dallas County $361.61$410.43 $462.14$645.84 $981.41
Ellis County $361.61$410.43 $462.14$645.84 $981.41
Hunt County $361.61$410.43 $462.14$645.84 $981.41
Kaufman County $361.61$410.43 $462.14$645.84 $981.41
Rockwall County $361.61$410.43 $462.14$645.84 $981.41
Jefferson County $374.83$425.43 $479.03$669.45 $1,017.29
Orange County $374.83$425.43 $479.03$669.45 $1,017.29
Montgomery County $379.60$430.85 $485.13$677.97 $1,030.23
Walker County $379.60$430.85 $485.13$677.97 $1,030.23
Caldwell County $380.23$431.56 $485.93$679.09 $1,031.94
El Paso County $380.38$431.73 $486.13$679.36 $1,032.35
Hidalgo County $382.75$434.42 $489.15$683.59 $1,038.78
Denton County $384.06$435.91 $490.83$685.93 $1,042.34
Johnson County $384.06$435.91 $490.83$685.93 $1,042.34
Tarrant County $384.06$435.91 $490.83$685.93 $1,042.34
Cameron County $385.64$437.70 $492.85$688.75 $1,046.63
Harris County $394.62$447.89 $504.32$704.79 $1,071
Brazoria County $397.17$450.79 $507.58$709.35 $1,077.92
Fort Bend County $397.17$450.79 $507.58$709.35 $1,077.92
Matagorda County $397.17$450.79 $507.58$709.35 $1,077.92
Crosby County $428.22$486.03 $547.27$764.80 $1,162.19
Lubbock County $428.22$486.03 $547.27$764.80 $1,162.19
Lynn County $428.22$486.03 $547.27$764.80 $1,162.19
Terry County $428.22$486.03 $547.27$764.80 $1,162.19

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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