The Center for Rural Affairs applauds expansions to federal crop insurance recently announced by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Risk Management Agency. "Producers should take note that the March 15 deadline differs from the acreage reporting date later in the season by which they will have to report their insured crop," said Kate Hansen, policy.
On November 1, open enrollment for coverage on the Affordable Care Act's exchanges began in most states. That may be a daunting prospect. A recent survey found that most Americans admit to feeling "completely lost when it comes to understanding health insurance."
Carolyn Bourdeaux said Monday that the health insurance provisions in the social policy and climate change bill pending in Congress would be a "game changer" for Georgia. The $1.7 trillion legislative package, which recently passed the U.S. House, would offer coverage in the health insurance exchange for hundreds of thousands of Georgia residents caught in.