Sources

ACA Subsidy Expiration & Farmer Insurance

• KFF: ACA Enhanced Premium Tax Credit Calculator
• CBS News: 2026 price hikes hit ACA health insurance
• NPR: Farmers are about to pay a lot more for health insurance

Farm Financial Crisis

• Investigate Midwest: US farmers face $44 billion in losses
• American Farm Bureau: Farm losses persist despite federal assistance
• Southern Ag Today: Chapter 12 bankruptcy trends

Farmer Mental Health & Suicide

• National Rural Health Association: Addressing farmer suicide
• PMC: Characteristics of suicide among farmers and ranchers
• Rural Health Info Hub: Farmer mental health overview

Mental Health Provider Shortage

• Commonwealth Fund: Understanding the behavioral health workforce shortage

1980s Crisis Parallels & History

• Wikipedia: Farmers' suicides in the United States

FRSAN & Support Programs

• NIFA: Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network
• NSAC: FRSAN funding history

Ted Matthews Profile

• Star Tribune: Meet the Minnesota psychologist who provides free help to farmers
• MN Dept. of Agriculture: Ted Matthews retirement