{"id":8982,"date":"2024-04-17T15:11:31","date_gmt":"2024-04-17T15:11:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/?p=8982"},"modified":"2024-04-17T15:11:31","modified_gmt":"2024-04-17T15:11:31","slug":"rep-grim-announces-promedicas-agreement-to-relieve-over-222m-of-patient-debt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/index.php\/2024\/04\/17\/rep-grim-announces-promedicas-agreement-to-relieve-over-222m-of-patient-debt\/","title":{"rendered":"Rep. Grim announces ProMedica\u2019s agreement to relieve over $222M of patient debt"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/grim.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-8983 size-medium alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/grim-300x242.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"242\" srcset=\"https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/grim-300x242.jpg 300w, https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/grim.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>COLUMBUS, April 11, 2024:\u00a0<strong>State Rep. Michele Grim (D- Toledo)<\/strong>\u00a0is proud to announce a second local healthcare provider, ProMedica, one of the largest in Toledo, has announced the abolishment of over $222M worth of medical debt for 108,737 area patients, in collaboration with local governments.<\/p>\n<p>During her time as an at-large member of Toledo City Council,<strong>\u00a0Rep. Grim<\/strong>\u00a0led efforts to initially abolish medical debt for nearly 41K Lucas County residents, to a grand total of $240M in medical debt.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe abolishment of medical debt takes away a burden that too many in our community are struggling with day after day. No one should have to decide between making a payment to a debt collector for life saving medical care they needed or putting a meal on the table for their family. Abolishing medical debt alleviates families of these decisions. I\u2019m thrilled to see ProMedica join other hospitals and local governments to bring needed relief to patients,\u201d said\u00a0<strong>Rep. Grim<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The City of Toledo and Lucas County have agreed to contribute to this agreement with their own purchases of medical debt. The city will be purchasing back over $69M worth of debt, while the county will be buying back over $14M. Patients will be informed by letter in the coming months if their medical debt has been selected for abolishment.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Rep. Grim<\/strong>\u00a0continues to also advocate for accessible, quality healthcare at the Statehouse. In September of 2023 she delivered sponsor testimony on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ohiohouse.gov\/houseapp\/legislation\/135\/hb174\"><strong>House Bill 174<\/strong><\/a>, The Ohio Health Care Plan, in the House Insurance Committee.<\/p>\n<p>The Ohio Health Care Plan would enact universal healthcare for all Ohioans, guaranteeing coverage.<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/medical-debt-legislation-2a4f2fab7e2c58a68ac4541b8309c7aa\">\u00a0Medical debt is the number one reason Americans enter bankruptcy<\/a>.\u00a0<strong>Rep. Grim<\/strong>\u00a0will continue the fight, on all fronts, for an Ohio where healthcare is accessible without burden.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>COLUMBUS, April 11, 2024:\u00a0State Rep. Michele Grim (D- Toledo)\u00a0is proud to announce a second local healthcare provider, ProMedica, one of the largest in Toledo, has announced the abolishment of over $222M worth of medical debt for 108,737 area patients, in collaboration with local governments. During her time as an at-large member of Toledo City Council,\u00a0Rep.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":8983,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_rtcl_gb_attr":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"wf_post_folders":[198],"class_list":["post-8982","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ohio"],"aioseo_notices":[],"rttpg_featured_image_url":{"full":["https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/grim.jpg",700,564,false],"landscape":["https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/grim.jpg",700,564,false],"portraits":["https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/grim.jpg",700,564,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/grim-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/grim-300x242.jpg",300,242,true],"large":["https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/grim.jpg",640,516,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/grim.jpg",700,564,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/grim.jpg",700,564,false],"rtcl-gallery":["https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/grim-700x462.jpg",700,462,true],"rtcl-thumbnail":["https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/grim-320x240.jpg",320,240,true],"rtcl-gallery-thumbnail":["https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/grim-150x105.jpg",150,105,true],"psacp-medium":["https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/grim.jpg",500,403,false],"rpwe-thumbnail":["https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/grim-45x45.jpg",45,45,true]},"rttpg_author":{"display_name":"LaPrensa Newspaper","author_link":"https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/index.php\/author\/laprensa\/"},"rttpg_comment":0,"rttpg_category":"<a href=\"https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/index.php\/category\/articles\/ohio\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Ohio<\/a>","rttpg_excerpt":"COLUMBUS, April 11, 2024:\u00a0State Rep. Michele Grim (D- Toledo)\u00a0is proud to announce a second local healthcare provider, ProMedica, one of the largest in Toledo, has announced the abolishment of over $222M worth of medical debt for 108,737 area patients, in collaboration with local governments. 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