Health insurance for travel nurses

Guides written for travel nurses, grouped by state. Plan availability and prices vary by state, so start with the guide for the state you live in.

Colorado

Health Insurance for Colorado Travel Nurses (2026)

Colorado's 2026 marketplace has HMO and EPO plans, no PPO, and no short-term plans for the gap between contracts. How Colorado travel nurses choose coverage.

Florida

Florida Travel Nurses and the Marketplace PPO Price Gap

Florida's marketplace sells a PPO, but in most counties it costs about twice other silver plans. A scenario guide for travel nurses who call Florida home.

Kentucky

Health Insurance for Kentucky Travel Nurses (2026)

Kynect's 2026 medical plans are all HMOs from three insurers, and the benchmark rose 33.5%. How Kentucky travel nurses choose coverage for assignments.

Michigan

Michigan Travel Nurses: PPO Health Insurance in 2026

Michigan's marketplace PPO usually costs about a third more than the lowest silver plan. A guide for travel nurses on contract gaps, credits and full price.

Ohio

Health Insurance for Ohio Travel Nurses (2026)

Ohio's 2026 marketplace is all HMO, and an agency offer can cancel your tax credit. How travel nurses with an Ohio home base choose coverage.

Tennessee

Health Insurance for Tennessee Travel Nurses (2026)

Every Tennessee marketplace medical plan is an EPO for 2026, and full prices rose about 37.5%. How travel nurses with a Tennessee home base choose coverage.

Texas

Texas Travel Nurses: Agency Plan or Your Own Coverage?

Texas travel nurses on 13-week contracts: when the agency plan makes sense, how stipends and agency offers affect a tax credit, and a no-PPO marketplace.

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