Bobby Henig News Today

Tucked inside a bipartisan state House bill focused on consumer medical debt is language that could provide free medical care or steep financial discounts to lower-income families.

The first hearing of a bipartisan health-care consumer-protection bill pulled few punches Tuesday when it came to accusations of ill will by healthcare systems.

The bill is similar to legislation in other states’ consumer-protection laws that seek to protect families from the impact of medical debt on Americans.