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Gun rights advocates urge prohibition on firearm insurance, even though it’s not required
The Ohio House Insurance committee heard Wednesday from supporters of a bill that would prohibit insurance requirements for gun owners. No city in Ohio is actively contemplating — much less pursuing — such a requirement. Nationwide, there are vanishingly few examples of gun insurance provisions. New Jersey approved a state law, but it’s on hold […]
Prohibition on gun insurance requirements getting first Ohio House hearing
A consequential firearms measure cruised through the Ohio Senate and is currently waiting on a hearing in the House Insurance committee. The proposal, like numerous previous measures, preempts local action, this time by prohibiting fees or liability insurance for gun owners. Cities around Ohio are wrestling with increases in violent crime since the pandemic, but […]
How chronic disease drove an Ohio 27-year-old to bankruptcy
An array of different diseases attacked his colon while another clogged the arteries in Kolton Chapman’s brain. Derailing his semesters at Columbus State Community College and saddling Chapman, now 29, with $45,000 in debt he’d never pay off was just collateral damage. “I had been hounded by creditors, all of that, my credit score was […]
Ohio House passes bill aimed to lower patient costs on expensive prescriptions
The Ohio House unanimously passed legislation Wednesday that blocks health insurers from a comparatively stingier accounting practice that requires patients to pay more out of pocket to meet their deductible. To buy expensive drugs, some patients use third parties like charities or manufacturer coupons until they hit their deductibles, at which point insurers pick up […]
House reps target ‘discriminatory’ health insurance practice
Two lawmakers pitched a bill Tuesday they say would block insurers from a practice that shifts health care costs onto patients with chronic diseases who require expensive drugs. Speaking to the House Health Committee, Reps. Susan Manchester, R-Waynesfield, and Thomas West, D-Canton, proposed prohibiting insurers from using “copay accumulator” policies. These policies prohibit patients from […]