Two changes to crop insurance to improve equity and efficiency
Key Points
Risk management needs of farmers can be met at far lower cost to taxpayers by reforming crop insurance.
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May 11, 2018
Crop insurance program objectives can be met at far lower cost.
Means testing crop insurance subsidies will not cause farmers to drop out of the program.
Subsidizing the most expensive type of crop insurance increases cost with no gain in program participation.