Watch the full Action News Now interview below this story
TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) – An Ohio lawmaker from Toledo is pushing legislation to protect patients from aggressive medical debt collection practices, citing cases like a small-town hospital that sued 2,700 patients in the last two years.
House Bill 257, known as the Medical Debt Fairness Act, would prohibit hospitals and debt collectors from reporting medical debt to credit agencies, cap interest rates on collections at 3%, and ban wage garnishment for medical bills…