{"id":25815,"date":"2026-04-09T07:39:02","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T11:39:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/?p=25815"},"modified":"2026-04-09T07:39:04","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T11:39:04","slug":"farm-bureau-plans-are-a-less-pricey-alternative-to-aca-coverage-with-trade-offs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/?p=25815","title":{"rendered":"Farm Bureau Plans Are a Less Pricey Alternative to ACA Coverage \u2014 With Trade-Offs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

(By Michelle Andrews for KFF Health News)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Robin Carlton pays about $650 a month for a plan on the Missouri health insurance exchange that covers him and his two teenage kids.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That monthly total is $200 higher than what he paid last year, due in part to the expiration in December of covid pandemic-era premium tax credits. But the self-employed St. Louis property manager isn\u2019t in any hurry to investigate a new type of coverage that might be cheaper than his marketplace plan: farm bureau health plans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAlthough I\u2019m not a fan of rising costs, I\u2019m not going to sacrifice coverage for my kids to save a buck,\u201d Carlton said. Continue reading here…<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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