Medical debt is the number one reason that people in the United States file for bankruptcy, and for many, like cancer ...

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 ...

Bipartisan bill would help Ohioans pay off their medical debt, but not eliminate it. Illustration by iStock / Getty Images Plus A pair of Ohio House lawmakers want to help people pay off their medical ...

House Bill 257 aims to limit the impact of ... this is exactly how medical debt begins." About 9.1% of Ohio adults reported having medical debt from 2019 to 2021, according to Kaiser Family ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — A new bipartisan bill introduced in the Ohio Statehouse this week aims to protect residents from the growing burden of medical debt. The Ohio Medical Debt Fairness Act ...

I would like to tell you that albatross is gone, but 15 years later, I am still paying my son's medical bills," Doan said. Rep. Michele Grim (D-Toledo) said the financial burden Doan's family faces is ...

As many as 500,000 Ohioans could lose Medicaid coverage under legislation that aims to enact President Donald Trump's agenda.

COLUMBUS, Ohio – A recently introduced Ohio bill is aiming to help residents pay off their medical debt.House Bill 257 would cap interest rates for medical debt at 3% per year and prohibit ...

The Ohio Medical Debt Fairness Act, introduced Tuesday, would cap interest rates on medical debt at 3% annually, ban wage garnishment for unpaid medical bills, and block hospitals or third-party ...

Although people may not choose or plan for these things, they still happen, leading to tons of medical bills and debt. One Ohio mother, Rachel Doan, is still dealing with medical bills 15 years ...

A bipartisan group of Ohio lawmakers is out with a proposal that they say will ease the burden of medical debt for thousands of Ohioans. House Bill 257 aims to make it easier for Ohioans to pay ...