(The Center Square) – Law firms, collections agencies and disease support groups are on opposite sides of an Ohio bipartisan bill that lawmakers will address growing consumer medical debt. House Bill ...

In Ohio, House Bill 257 – The Ohio Medical Debt Fairness Act – is a bipartisan bill that would, among other things, stop medical debt from being reported to credit agencies. It has been sitting in the ...

Household debt has reached record levels across the United States, and Ohio families are feeling the financial strain. According to recent Federal Reserve reports, young Ohioans now carry ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WTVG) - Supporters of a bill that aims to ease the burden of medical debt on Ohioans say they don’t believe that it should appear on a credit report. Groups in the banking and credit ...

ALBANY- The number of hospital debt lawsuits and debtors have plunged following changes to state laws around medical debt collection, according to a new report by an advocacy organization. The eight ...

Medical debt has long been one of the quietest financial burdens in the U.S., but lately, it's become almost impossible to ignore the issue. After all, rising healthcare costs, inflation-driven ...