ACA Magnifying Glass Land o'Lakes' new multi-state plan is an expansion of a group health plan it launched in 2017 for individual farmers within its network under a state-specific statute in Minnesota. (Photo: Getty)

Self-insured plans, as well as those that don't comply with the Affordable Care Act's requirements on basic coverage, are steaming ahead—even if they don't have approval.

Land o'Lakes, Inc. has announced its expansion of a self-insured multi-state group health plan that it formed under new Association Health Plan regulations issued this past summer.

Meanwhile, according to an AJMC report, Idaho is plunging ahead with allowing insurers to sell non-compliant plans despite the fact that it has not yet received approval from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid to do so.

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Marlene Satter

Marlene Y. Satter has worked in and written about the financial industry for decades.