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CHRISTUS Gold Essential Plus

Gold · HMO · CHRISTUS Health Plan · Louisiana

At age 40 it costs between $649.85 and $815.63 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 ID98780LA0220014
InsurerCHRISTUS Health Plan
Metal levelGold
Plan typeHMO
Deductible (individual)$3,750
Deductible (family)$7,500
Drug deductible$0
Most you could pay in a year$9,200
Family maximum$18,400
Primary care visit$5
Specialist visit$35
Emergency room$950 Copay after deductible
Inpatient stay$950 Copay per Stay after deductible
Generic drugs$10
Preferred brand drugs$50
Specialty drugs$150
Adult dental includedYes
Child dental includedYes
Share of premium buying essential health benefits97.43%
Network directoryWho is in network
Summary of benefitsSummary of benefits and coverage
Drug listFormulary
Customer service1-844-282-3025 · TTY 1-800-846-5277

Where it is sold, and what it costs there

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

CountyAt 21At 30At 40At 50At 60
Bossier Parish $508.49$577.13 $649.85$908.16 $1,380.04
Caddo Parish $508.49$577.13 $649.85$908.16 $1,380.04
Natchitoches Parish $508.49$577.13 $649.85$908.16 $1,380.04
Red River Parish $508.49$577.13 $649.85$908.16 $1,380.04
Calcasieu Parish $591.19$671 $755.54$1,055.87 $1,604.49
Grant Parish $638.21$724.37 $815.63$1,139.84 $1,732.10
Rapides Parish $638.21$724.37 $815.63$1,139.84 $1,732.10
Vernon Parish $638.21$724.37 $815.63$1,139.84 $1,732.10

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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Premiums, deductibles, out-of-pocket maximums and cost sharing are reproduced from the HealthCare.gov Qualified Health Plan landscape file published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services for plan year 2026. Nothing on this page is calculated by us. This is not a complete list of your options and it is not advice: to see every plan and to enrol, use HealthCare.gov or call 1-800-318-2596.