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. When state Rep.

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. When State Rep.

Ohio's 136th legislature has already passed several new laws in 2025, but what other bills could join them at the governor's ...

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 ...