Bonham – Mandates and new taxes contained in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act could have a negative impact on Fannin County farmers and ranchers, said Jerry Magness, Fannin County Farm Bureau president.
“We have many concerns with a broken health insurance marketplace,” Magness said. “Limited coverage and high costs are taking their toll on farm and ranch families.”
Magness said provisions that increase health care expenses through mandated insurance coverage for individuals and
employees and provisions that impose new taxes like the health insurance tax are of particular concern.
“We believe health insurance reform is necessary,” Magness said. “But it must be workable, sustainable and balanced against the overall cost of doing business.”