Derrick Hall News

COLUMBUS — State Rep. Derrick Hall (D-Akron) this week introduced House Resolution (HR) 429 , a resolution to honor the University of Akron men’s basketball team, with State Rep. Veronica Sims (D-Akron). The team secured the 2026 Mid-American Conference Championship with a score of 79-76, earning the third consecutive league tournament crown.

COLUMBUS — State Rep. Derrick Hall (D-Akron) this week introduced House Resolution (HR) 428, a resolution to honor the University of Akron women’s swimming and diving team, with State Rep. Veronica Sims (D-Akron). The team secured the 2026 Mid-American Conference Championship for the fifth consecutive year.

COLUMBUS — State Rep. Derrick Hall (D-Akron) this week introduced the Fair Claims Accountability Act, HB 891. This legislation establishes a Medical Claims Consumer Assistance Program (MCCAP) to provide services to consumers: assistance filing complaints, settling health insurance conflicts, tracking inquiries, educating patients about their rights and responsibilities, providing referrals, and more. HB 891 also establishes penalties for insurers when wrongful denials or insufficient coverage of a valid consumer claim occur. 

COLUMBUS — State Rep. Derrick Hall (D-Akron) this week introduced the Prescription Relief and Inflation Cost Elimination Act, or the P.R.I.C.E. Act. This legislation, HB 890, establishes a Prescription Drug Affordability Board and a stakeholder council within the Department of Insurance to review prescription drug pricing and improve affordability. The board will analyze high-cost drugs, determine whether they create affordability problems for patients or the health system, and set upper payment limits for certain drugs when needed, based on factors such as wholesale acquisition costs, price increases, rebates, patient cost-sharing, and overall market impact. The P.R.I.C.E. Act also repeals a prior transparency advisory council law and creates a dedicated fund to support the board’s operations and enforcement activities.