House Bill 257 aims to limit the impact of medical debt by capping interest rates at 3%, prohibiting wage garnishment and preventing reporting to credit agencies. While the bill doesn't eliminate ...

Ohio legislators introduced a bill to cap medical debt interest at 3% and ban reporting to credit agencies, aiming to ease financial strain on families.

It’s time for Ohio to do the same." Rep ... and some states have purchased medical debt to provide relief.

The bipartisan Ohio Medical Debt Fairness Act has been created to ... but rather provide immediate relief for those impacted. As it is currently written, there are no income requirements that ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — A bipartisan pair of Ohio lawmakers want to keep medical debt from tanking people’s credit or garnishing their paychecks. The Ohio Medical Debt Fairness Act, introduced ...

Grim said more than 43,000 residents in Lucas County saw relief. She introduced the Ohio Medical Debt Fairness Act alongside Cincinnati-area Republican Rep. Jean Schmidt. “You’re still ...

Using $4.5 million from COVID relief funds, the county and a nonprofit wiped out $472.5 million in medical debts by paying a ...

The Ohio Medical Debt Fairness Act, introduced Tuesday ... For families like that of Rachel Doan, the proposal offers hope for relief. In 2010, Doan’s son, Luke, was diagnosed with cancer.