Indiana Farm Bureau provides health plan options

INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana Farm Bureau Health Plans announced it has more than 9,100 enrolled plans to date, providing health coverage to more than 14,400 Hoosiers.

These plans include traditional health plans for individuals and families, dental and vision plans, and Medicare supplement insurance plans as an INFB member benefit. The plans offer in-network providers via UnitedHealthcare.

Builders Iron Works, a specialty contractor based in Mishawaka in northern Indiana, recently switched to INFB Health Plans to save money.

“Earlier this year, I met with the company to do a simple policy review since they were existing clients,” said Andrew Welling, an Indiana Farm Bureau Insurance agency owner in St. Joseph County.

“I mentioned in passing that we offer health plans if they would be interested in a quote. Their eyes lit up as they had been recently considering a switch. They are now saving about $150,000 a year while providing their employees better coverage.”

On average, a plan offered through INFB Health Plans can provide savings of $200 to $500 a month for families when compared to Affordable Care Act plans that aren’t subsidized by the federal government.

“As individuals and families evaluate their health benefits, they are seeing premium increases across the board,” said Steve Allen, INFB Health Plans executive director.

“INFB Health Plans are an affordable option not only for farmers and agriculture professionals, but also for folks outside of the agriculture space who are looking for an additional option to the current healthcare marketplace for themselves, their dependents or their small business.”

INFB Health Plans are an option for small businesses with 50 employees or less looking to provide healthcare to their employees.

Existing INFB members may apply for INFB Health Plans at any time; however, membership is required prior to applying for coverage, and individuals must be a member of INFB for at least 30 days to apply for a traditional health plan or a dental and vision plan.

Medicare supplement insurance plans do not require the 30-day waiting period.

Coverage is statewide and plans are portable anywhere a member may live in Indiana, with no defined service area.

To learn more about INFB Health Plans and apply for coverage, visit INFBhealthplans.com.