Health Insurance Woes Add To The Risky Business Of Farming stat : NPR

But one thing they didn't initially factor into their business budget was health insurance. That act alone would bring their shared income above the Medicaid line, meaning they'd have to pay a significantly higher price for health insurance. By "coming of age," he means he aged off his parents' health insurance at 26. An unpredictable riskWith government assistance, right now health insurance is not among their highest expenses. How health care influences farm decisionsWhile it may be underrepresented in farm planning discussions, on the farm, families are talking about it.




Some in the GOP are floating one possible solution: capping the federal tax breaks workers and companies get for employer-provided health insurance. Capping this tax exclusion and removing the ACA's employer insurance mandate would be a two-fold blow to the employer market. Even by recent standards, February has been an eventful month for health insurance. The tax code's exclusion on health benefits is the nearly 80-year-old foundation of America's employer-based insurance system. The GOP proposal would encourage young and healthy patients to buy cheaper insurance plans, leaving only older and sicker patients on employer health plans.






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