/news/tags/medical-debt medical debt en-US Copyright Mon, 24 Apr 2023 21:51:04 GMT /health/2023-04-24/cleveland-to-cancel-about-200-million-in-resident-medical-debt On Monday, the Cleveland City Council unveiled a plan to erase the debt of an estimated 50,000 Clevelanders. Mon, 24 Apr 2023 21:51:04 GMT /health/2023-04-24/cleveland-to-cancel-about-200-million-in-resident-medical-debt Taylor Wizner /government-politics/2023-03-27/akron-officials-must-approve-the-citys-budget-this-week-will-medical-debt-relief-be-included Akron City Council voted to approve a resolution to relieve residents' medical debt, but the city will need to budget money to deliver on that relief. Mon, 27 Mar 2023 10:15:00 GMT /government-politics/2023-03-27/akron-officials-must-approve-the-citys-budget-this-week-will-medical-debt-relief-be-included Grace Springer, Alexandra Golden /npr-news/2023-03-07/medical-debt-affects-millions-and-advocates-push-irs-consumer-agency-for-relief More than 50 consumer and patient groups want the Biden Administration to aggressively protect Americans from medical bills and debt collectors. The effort follows a KHN/NPR investigation. Tue, 07 Mar 2023 10:00:19 GMT /npr-news/2023-03-07/medical-debt-affects-millions-and-advocates-push-irs-consumer-agency-for-relief Noam Levey /health/2023-01-24/cleveland-city-council-is-considering-a-bill-that-would-erase-residents-medical-debt Cleveland City Council may approve $1.9 million in American Rescue Plan Act funding to erase approximately $190 million of Clevelanders' medical debt. Tue, 24 Jan 2023 22:47:08 GMT /health/2023-01-24/cleveland-city-council-is-considering-a-bill-that-would-erase-residents-medical-debt Taylor Wizner /health/2023-01-09/some-ohio-cities-are-erasing-medical-debts-for-residents-will-cleveland-join-this-growing-movement Cleveland city officials are exploring a plan already being used by Toledo and Columbus to work with a nonprofit to buy the medical debt of residents from hospitals. Mon, 09 Jan 2023 11:00:00 GMT /health/2023-01-09/some-ohio-cities-are-erasing-medical-debts-for-residents-will-cleveland-join-this-growing-movement Taylor Wizner /news/government-politics/2021-02-08/bill-would-halt-collection-on-some-student-and-medical-debt The state law would follow what a federal law is already doing by stopping the collection of loans for education and some federal debt. Tue, 09 Feb 2021 03:27:24 GMT /news/government-politics/2021-02-08/bill-would-halt-collection-on-some-student-and-medical-debt Jo Ingles