Amy Acton wants to spend millions forgiving Ohioans’ medical debt. Vivek Ramaswamy has promised a swift crackdown on Medicaid fraud and said he’d seek help from the Trump Administration to do so.
The contrast captures the divide between how the Ohio governor candidates say they’ll address health care costs – at least so far – which a recent poll from KFF, a health care policy research organization, shows is tied with high gas prices as the top economic concern for voters.
Further research helps illustrate why the topic is so top of mind.
A 2023 Ohio Medicaid Assessment Survey found that one in five Ohioans had trouble paying off a medical bill within the last year, while the Health Policy Institute of Ohio found…