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Farmers and ranchers pay top dollar for inadequate health insurance protection

A new report issued today by the Access Project and Brandeis University found that farm and ranch operators, like many Americans, are seriously challenged by the cost of health care. One in four said that health care costs contributed to financial problems for their families.

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