Democrat Amy Acton runs on medical debt forgiveness in Ohio governor’s race
Dr. Amy Acton, the Democratic candidate for Ohio governor, is focusing her campaign on medical debt forgiveness. She proposes a plan to eliminate medical debt for eligible Ohioans based on income requirements. Acton's initiative aims to address the rising healthcare costs that concern many voters in the state.
- ▪Acton has promised to buy out medical debt if elected, following models from other Democratic states.
- ▪Her plan targets those making at or below 400% of the federal poverty level for debt forgiveness.
- ▪Roughly 1 in 7 Ohioans had unpaid medical debts for 90 days or more in 2022, highlighting the issue's prevalence.
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Ohio’s Democratic candidate for governor has made medical debt forgiveness a central part of her campaign to flip the Buckeye State in the November general elections this year. Dr. Amy Acton, a preventive medicine specialist and former state public health leader, has promised Ohioans that she will follow the lead of several other Democratic states in buying out medical debt should she be elected to the governorship against Republican challenger, billionaire Vivek Ramaswamy. Recommended Stories Trump voices support for CFTC in battle for authority to regulate prediction markets What’s next for the bipartisan housing legislation? James Comer starts investigation into Kalshi and Polymarket over insider trading Acton served in multiple administrations as Ohio’s chief public health officer…
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