Best Cheap Health Insurance Quotes in Florida 2017

If you're looking for an affordable health insurance plan in the state of Florida you can find many suitable options on the Florida Health Insurance Marketplace. Where available, Molina and Ambetter offer the cheapest plans in the state while Blue Cross Blue Shield has the largest coverage with offerings in every county. Consumers interested in lower premiums should shop on the exchange and see if they qualify for the premium subsidies that are available only through Healthcare.gov.

A Plan that shoppers can begin looking at is the BlueCare Silver 1477, a silver plan which has the lowest premiums in many counties. Another plan that can be cheaper but is limited in available to a smaller set of counties is the Ambetter Balanced Care 4.

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Companies Offering Plans on the Florida Exchange

In 2017, 7 Health Insurance providers will be offering plans on the Florida Marketplace. This is down from 10 providers in 2016 with UnitedHealthcare, Coventry and Aetna leaving the market.

Finding The Best and Cheapest Health Insurance Plans

Remember, premiums are not the only cost component when it comes to your healthcare. Out of pocket costs in the form of deductibles, copay and coinsurance are just as important while you shop. The cheapest or best health insurance plan for you and your family will depend on your income level and expected health care needs. Households with higher expected medical costs should opt for plans with higher cost sharing benefits, while those who expect to be relatively healthy or have little to no routine care should look towards cheaper plans.

Average Consumers Should Start by Browsing Silver Plans

Unless you're extremely healthy or sick we advise that you begin your shopping process by looking at the Silver metal tiered plans. These are the plans that the exchange offerings are generally benchmarked off of, and occupy a good middle ground between premiums you are guaranteed to pay and cost sharing responsibilities that you will incur if you have any medical expenses.

The Silver plans are also the only plans on the exchange that make you eligible for cost sharing reductions that further reduce your copays, coinsurance and deductibles if you have a household income under 250% of the federal poverty level. In such a case these plans actually offer more benefits than higher priced gold and platinum plans but at a much lower premium. To figure out if you qualify for better benefits consult our subsidy guide and see where your income falls.

Younger and Healthier Households can Look Towards Bronze and Catastrophic Plans

Bronze and Catastrophic plans will have the lowest premiums available but come at the cost of extremely high deductibles. In 2017 the highest deductible and out of maximum a plan can have will be $7,150 for an individual and 14,300 for a household. Many of the plans in this metal tier will have their cost sharing near these limits meaning that you will first need to meet thousands of dollars of fees before the plans benefits really start kicking in. These types of plans really only make sense if you want coverage for extremely costly emergencies only and have little to no need for routine care. Catastrophic plans are only available for those individual under the age of 30 as well.

Cheapest Silver Plan By County

As we mentioned above, Silver plans are where we advise the average consumer to begin their shopping process. To help you with that process we've listed the cheapest option by each county as well as sample prices for consumers age 21, 40 and 60. These premium estimates are unsubsidized and for a single individual. Depending on your income, you will likely see even lower prices once you account for the tax credits on Healthcare.gov.