North Dakota ag producers could ‘walk away’ from health insurance, Farmers Union warns

  • Lance Boyer, sales director of financial products for the North Dakota Farmers Union, talks about expiring Affordable Care Act premium tax credits during the annual meeting of the North Dakota Farmers Union on Dec. 12, 2025. (Photo by Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)
    Lance Boyer, sales director of financial products for the North Dakota Farmers Union, talks about expiring Affordable Care Act premium tax credits during the annual meeting of the North Dakota Farmers Union on Dec. 12, 2025. (Photo by Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)

    Seven in 10 North Dakota Farmers Union agriculture producers will be affected by Affordable Care Act subsidies that expire at the end of the year, an official with the organization warned members this month.

    Lance Boyer, sales director of financial products for the North Dakota Farmers Union, said the enhanced tax credits that were part of the American Rescue Plan Act approved in 2021 brought down …