Health Insurance in Bamberg County, SC: 2027 Plans, Prices & Hospitals (Bamberg)

If you buy your own health insurance in Bamberg County, you have two Marketplace insurance companies to choose from for 2027: Ambetter from Absolute Total Care and BlueCross BlueShield of SC. Together they offer 31 plans. The silver plan your tax credit is based on costs $604 a month for a 40-year-old at full price before any tax credit, up from $503 in 2026 (+20.1%). Molina is leaving the county. Bamberg is one of 11 South Carolina counties with only two Marketplace insurance companies in 2027.

Our 2027 network data lists no hospital in Bamberg County, so the network question is about the hospitals you use in neighboring counties. The hospital table below lists several of them.

One silver plan in the county sets the size of your tax credit, and its price rose 20.1% at every age.

Each insurance company's lowest-priced plan at each metal level:

Ambetter has the lowest silver price, $590 at age 40, which is $14 below the plan your tax credit is based on. Your tax credit is set by that $604 plan. So if you get a tax credit and pick the lower-priced silver, you pay a little less than the $604 plan's price after your tax credit.

Molina is leaving. Molina sold 12 plans here in 2026 and has none for 2027, so Molina members need a new plan. Our article on Molina's exit walks through the options.

Plan counts changed. Ambetter went from 9 plans to 17; BCBS went from 22 plans to 14. Every BCBS plan here uses its statewide BlueEssentials or BlueConnect EPO network.

The plan your tax credit is based on changed. In 2026 it was Ambetter Focused Silver. In 2027 it is Ambetter Signature Silver. The company is the same, but the plan and its price are different, and your tax credit moves with that plan. That is why we tell clients not to auto-renew without checking.

These are hospitals in neighboring counties from our 2027 network data.

Networks and drug lists can change; we verify with the insurance company before you enroll. Last verified: November 2026.

• The BCBS EPO includes all four hospitals on this list.
• Ambetter includes MUSC Health Orangeburg, Colleton Medical Center and Allendale County Hospital but not Hampton Regional Medical Center.

Every plan here is an HMO except the BCBS BlueEssentials and BlueConnect EPOs; the SC Marketplace has no PPOs. Neither type covers out-of-network care except emergencies.

You rarely see a doctor and want the lowest premium. Ambetter Signature Expanded Bronze is the cheapest plan at $490 for a 40-year-old, with a $7,500 deductible, a $12,000 yearly limit on what you pay, $50 primary care visits and $25 generics. Of the hospitals above, it includes MUSC Health Orangeburg, Colleton Medical Center and Allendale County Hospital.

You want the lowest silver price. Ambetter Streamlined Silver is $590 at age 40, with a $4,700 deductible, an $11,300 yearly limit on what you pay, $20 primary care visits and $3 generics. Of the hospitals above, it includes MUSC Health Orangeburg, Colleton Medical Center and Allendale County Hospital.

You expect regular care and want a low deductible. Ambetter Signature Gold is $631 at age 40, $27 more than the silver plan your tax credit is based on, with a $2,500 deductible, an $8,600 yearly limit on what you pay, $30 primary care visits and $15 generics. Of the hospitals above, it includes MUSC Health Orangeburg, Colleton Medical Center and Allendale County Hospital. If you need a hospital it leaves out, BCBS's lowest gold is $859.

You want the widest choice of SC hospitals. BCBS's BlueEssentials and BlueConnect plans use a statewide EPO network, which can matter if you get care outside the county. Every BCBS plan in Bamberg County uses it.

Your income is lower. Below 250% of the federal poverty level, silver plans come with cost-sharing reductions that lower the deductible and the yearly limit on what you pay. Our cost-sharing reductions guide explains how it works.

Call us and we will compare both companies against your doctors and prescriptions.

With Molina leaving and a new plan setting your tax credit, compare before you renew for 2027. Tell us your ZIP, ages, household and income, and a licensed agent will price every plan against your doctors and drugs. For the statewide picture, start with our 2027 South Carolina health insurance guide or the 2027 rate changes by county. Nearby, see Orangeburg County, Allendale County and Barnwell County.