Proposed legislation looks to help Ohioans struggling to fight medical debt

Ohio lawmakers unanimously pass bills regarding medical debt, school overdoses

Lawmakers from both parties in the Ohio House passed two bills unanimously. One regarding Medicaid and another for overdoses in schools.

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 debt.   State Reps. Michele Grim, D-Toledo, and Jean Schmidt, R-Loveland, are introducing the Ohio Medical Debt Fairness Act.  The bill would lower the maximum interest rate for medical debt to 3% per year; prohibit hospitals, medical providers, and third-party collectors from reporting medical debt to credit agencies; and ban wage…

Proposed legislation looks to help Ohioans struggling to fight medical debt

The bipartisan act would not eliminate the debt, but rather provide relief for people who are currently facing medical debt.