Roughly 70% of North Dakota’s agriculture workforce makes use of enhanced federal subsidies for health premiums on the Affordable Care Act marketplace. But with an expiration date looming, they’re getting guidance on how to proceed without them. The larger subsidies surfaced during[...]
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On This Day | The Rise of Health Insurance
“All residents of Minot and Ward county who qualify will have the opportunity to have the American Republic Plans of Protection. These famous Plans now help protect many thousands of individuals and families against [...]Read More... from On This Day | The[...]
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Fedorchak: Time to fix the Unaffordable Care Act
Our health care system is broken, and North Dakotans know it. The law that was supposed to make things better — the Affordable Care Act (ACA) — has not lived up to its name. “If you like your plan, you can keep[...]
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Port: It’s over. Nobody wins.
The government shutdown may be ending in Washington, but for thousands of North Dakotans who buy their own health insurance, the real crisis hasn’t budged an inch. Farmers, ranchers, and small-business owners are still staring down steep premium hikes with no long-term[...]
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Counterpoint: Expiring Subsidies Are a First Step to Meaningful Healthcare Reform
For an alternate viewpoint, see “Point: Small Businesses Can’t Afford Washington’s Standoff.” Democrats continue to hold basic government operations hostage in an effort to extend expiring health insurance subsidies and prove Milton Friedman’s dictum that nothing is as permanent as a temporary[...]
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Point: Small Businesses Can’t Afford Washington’s Obamacare Standoff
For an alternate viewpoint, see “Counterpoint: Expiring Subsidies Are a First Step to Meaningful Healthcare Reform.” American entrepreneurs fuel this country through resilience, job creation and hundreds of billions of dollars in economic activity. Currently, they’re caught in the middle of a[...]
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ND Expert: Don’t let ACA questions derail your enrollment
Signing up for health coverage is an important but no-so-fun task and for North Dakotans with Affordable Care Act plans, this year’s enrollment comes with added stress amid uncertainty over expiring tax credits. Enhanced federal subsidies for health insurance marketplace customers expire[...]
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ND Farmers Union President calls out Congressional delegation
North Dakota Farmers Union President Mark Watne directly challenged North Dakota’s Congressional delegation to proactively engage in finding solutions to the economic situation family farmers and ranchers face, largely due to rampant input costs and reckless decisions by the Trump Administration. “We[...]
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North Dakotans Could See Significant Health Insurance Premium Increases in 2026 if Federal Subsidies End
BISMARCK, N.D. – North Dakotans who purchase their own health insurance could face substantial premium increases in 2026 if enhanced federal subsidies are not renewed beyond next year. Insurance Commissioner Jon Godfread has approved 2026 rates for Affordable Care Act (ACA) plans,[...]
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North Dakota lawmakers build wish list for $500M federal rural health care grant
A committee of North Dakota lawmakers this week began sifting through an ocean of recommendations for how to spend a $500 million federal rural health care grant as the state races to meet a Nov. 5 application deadline. The state will have[...]
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Plain Talk: ‘We’re getting precipitously close to having a significant issue with access to health care’
Chris Jones has seen America’s health care system from every angle — in North Dakota, in Washington, and now from the inside of a system he calls “broken.” In a new episode of Plain Talk, the former state health chief argues that[...]
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Port: These Republicans aren’t singing from the same songbook
While national Republican leaders tout a booming economy under Donald Trump, North Dakota officials are painting a very different picture. Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring describes farmers squeezed between low crop prices and soaring production costs, much of it worsened by tariffs. Insurance[...]
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Expiration of tax credits could mean larger health insurance bills for ND farmers
North Dakota farmers are staring down a tough road ahead, squeezed by rising health insurance costs and falling crop prices. With Affordable Care Act tax credits set to expire in 2025, many farm families could see premiums jump more than 75%—a blow[...]
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Helping ND families manage medical expenses when they pile up
Many North Dakota households feel strained by medical debt, including parents of children with disabilities or other complex medical needs. Support organizations hope these families make use of the resources available. An estimated 21% of North Dakota children have a special health[...]
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Port: Why should it cost 600% more to have a baby in Fargo?
North Dakotans are paying wildly different prices for the same medical care, and Insurance Commissioner Jon Godfread says it’s driving up health insurance costs. A colonoscopy that costs $1,775 in Bismarck can run more than $5,000 elsewhere. A C-section in Minot might[...]
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North Dakota House approves change to state health insurance plan
The North Dakota House has passed a bill that could reshape health coverage for state employees — but not without controversy. In a 55-37 vote, lawmakers advanced Senate Bill 2160, aiming to move the state’s insurance plan into compliance with the Affordable[...]