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Ohio lawmakers want to keep medical debt from crushing patients
A bipartisan bill in the Ohio House aims to make life easier for Ohioans who get hit by unexpected medical costs.
Ohio lawmakers unveil bill to tackle rising medical debt burdens
Ohio legislators introduced a bill to cap medical debt interest at 3% and ban reporting to credit agencies, aiming to ease ...
Bill would give Ohioans more protection from medical debt
A bipartisan pair of Ohio lawmakers want to keep medical debt from tanking people’s credit or garnishing their paychecks.
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Ohio lawmakers want to keep medical debt from crushing patients
Several Ohio cities, including Columbus, Cleveland and Toledo, have already implemented programs to forgive medical debt for residents. State lawmakers want to make life easier for Ohioans who ...
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New bill would give Ohioans more protection from medical debt
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 Tuesday ...
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Bipartisan bill would help Ohioans pay off their medical debt, but not eliminate it
A pair of Ohio House lawmakers want to help people pay off their medical debt. State Reps. Michele Grim, D-Toledo, and Jean Schmidt, R-Loveland, are introducing the Ohio Medical Debt Fairness Act. The ...
Proposal would ease burden of medical debt on Ohioans
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.