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Read. Follow. Verify.Ohio bans health plans from requiring medical providers to collect copays and deductibles starting in 2027
Last action · September 15, 2025: Referred to InsuranceSponsor: Jean Schmidt
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What This Bill Would Do
Starting January 1, 2027, health plan issuers in Ohio are prohibited from requiring or inducing medical providers to collect , such as copayments and deductibles, from patients. Health plans must make all reimbursements directly to the health care provider, and any contracts renewed or amended on or after that date cannot require providers to collect cost sharing or patients to pay it.
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
health plan issuers
Health plan issuers are barred from requiring or inducing providers to collect cost sharing amounts and must direct all reimbursements straight to health care providers.
health care providers
covered persons
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
When does this restriction on collecting copays take effect?
Can doctors still collect payments for services not covered by insurance?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
Procedural history
2 actions- Sep 15, 2025HouseCommitteeReferred to Insurance
- Jul 1, 2025HouseIntroducedIntroduced
Version history
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Sources
www.legislature.ohio.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance75How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy60Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz30Current news / social attention level
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