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How Realtors in Texas Pay Less for Health Insurance (Real Examples)
Three representative scenarios from Texas agents, with the numbers. These are illustrations, not guarantees — your price depends on your age, health and ZIP.
Example 1: the over-the-cliff agent, Houston
Age 47, healthy, $140,000 in commissions. Was paying about $820/month full price on HealthCare.gov. Moved to a private PPO on Cigna, Aetna and PHCS PPO at about $410/month with a lower deductible. Savings: roughly $4,900 a year.
Example 2: the agent who actually qualified, Dallas
Age 38, gross $78,000, but after expenses and a SEP-IRA contribution MAGI was $54,000 — under the line. Had never applied through HealthCare.gov. A subsidized Silver plan came in around $190/month versus the $610 she was paying directly to a carrier.
Example 3: the family, San Antonio
Couple, 52 and 50, two teens, $190,000 household. Full-price family marketplace plan: about $2,100/month. Private family PPO: about $1,150/month. Savings: roughly $11,000 a year. Both parents healthy; the plan was underwritten and approved in two days.
What they had in common
None of them had ever seen both markets side by side. Texas has no state income tax, so the self-employed health insurance deduction only reduces your federal bill — which makes the premium itself the number to attack.
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