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Farmers face greater risk with planting insurance option removed
5+ hour, 53+ min ago (671+ words) North Dakota farmers will be without a key federal crop insurance option this year as they prepare for spring planting. As part of federally subsidized crop insurance, farmers are insured when the weather prevents them from planting a crop. If…...
Far fewer people buy Obamacare coverage as insurance premiums spike
4+ week, 1+ day ago (980+ words) Nationwide, the number of people buying health plans on Obamacare insurance marketplaces is down by about 833,000 compared with a year ago, according to federal data released this week. Many states are reporting fewer new enrollees, more people dropping their coverage,…...
Medicare Advantage plan grace period now open
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (342+ words) People who are having problems with their Medicare Advantage plans can still switch plans, thanks to a three-month grace period that runs from January through March. However, many Medicare Advantage plans have pulled out of rural areas like Humboldt and…...
North Dakota prepares for new Medicaid work requirements
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (237+ words) Click play to listen to this article. A little more than a year from now, new Medicaid work requirements kick in. They are part of the domestic policy law approved by congressional Republicans and North Dakota is beginning the prep…...
17M Americans enrolled in Medicaid and ACA plans could lose their health insurance by 2034
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (1126+ words) The millions of people losing insurance include many who get coverage through the ACA marketplace. sesame/DigitalVision Vectors via Getty Images Simon F. Haeder, Texas A&M University The big tax and spending package President Donald Trump signed into law on…...
Colorado health insurance premiums could spike in 2026
6+ mon, 4+ week ago (276+ words) Colorado health insurers have asked regulators to approve a 28.4 percent average increase to health insurance premium prices for next year, which would be the highest percentage increase since 2018. Democrats blame the federal tax break and spending cut bill recently passed…...