State lawmakers are debating a bipartisan Ohio House bill that looks to stop Ohioans’ medical debt from being reflected in their credit scores.

Set to take effect in March 2025 — before it was stalled in court — this rule was expected to erase an estimated $49 billion in unpaid medical bills from credit reports. This could have potentially ...

The state has spent $138,271 so far in the pursuit of buying, and then forgiving, nearly $12 million in medical debt.

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On Monday, Gov. Tina Kotek celebrated the signing of three bills to protect consumers, including Senate Bill 605. It bars ...

More Americans have health insurance than ever before, yet medical debt remains a major problem. Here’s what we can do about ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Some Rhode Islanders might soon be getting some help with their medical debt. The Office of the ...

Medicaid provides health insurance to nearly 71 million people, and will cost the federal government over $650 billion this ...

Governor Tina Kotek signed a series of bills Monday to help protect Oregon consumers, including one that requires "all-in pricing" for online sales.

Retired police and firefighters are battling unpaid medical claims after learning Thin Blue Line insurance wasn't licensed in ...

Gov. Tina Kotek has signed three significant pro-consumer bills into law this week, aiming to enhance protection for Oregon ...