OHIO, USA — New legislation is being introduced to help Ohioans fight medical debt. The bipartisan Ohio Medical Debt Fairness Act has been created to regulate medical debt standards.

The legislation comes amid rising concern over the financial toll medical care is taking on Ohio families. In 2021, Ohioans owed at least $220 billion in medical bills, and lawmakers say that ...

Currently in Ohio, if a medical bill goes to collections, patients can face an interest rate of 8% or higher, according to Grim. While the legislation does not forgive medical debt, its sponsors ...

Ohio lawmakers are working on a bill to ease the stress of medical debt. The legislation would cap interest rates on medical debt at 3%, prohibit reporting medical debt to credit agencies, and ban ...

The new law means the provider or insurance company will pay those out-of-network bills. DBL Law health care attorney David Dirr said calls for medical emergencies skyrocketed in 2020 because of ...

CLEVELAND (WJW) — New city council legislation could erase about $190 million in medical debt for more than 48,000 Clevelanders. If approved, the city would donate $1.9 million from its more ...

The Medical Debt Fairness Act being proposed in Ohio by Reps. Michele Grim and Jean Schmidt would cap interest rates at three percent. The bill, if passed, would also ban the reporting of medical ...

The One Big, Beautiful Bill Act could result in the closure or service reduction of 11 rural hospitals in Ohio, including ...

TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - Toledo City Council approved legislation to relieve medical debt for eligible residents on Wednesday.. In a 7-5 vote, council members approved legislation to create a ...

Ohio Politics; Legislation to stop ‘surprise’ medical bills on its way to Ohio Senate after clearing House. Published: ; May. 27, 2020, 10:09 a.m.

Ohio's capital is forgiving $335 million in medical debt. Biden's American Rescue Plan funded the forgiveness program. The city will only pay $500,000 to reimburse hospitals for administrative work.

The legislation comes amid rising concern over the financial toll medical care is taking on Ohio families. In 2021, Ohioans owed at least $220 billion in medical bills, and lawmakers say that ...