These savings on auto insurance are a bright spot in the middle of a national affordability crisis, coming at a critical time for Michigan families and small businesses as they face rising costs for everything from groceries to health care.
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Opinion: Michigan must fix its auto no-fault crisis before more lives are lost
Lawmakers have a real chance to redeem years of inaction. Restoring reasonable reimbursement rates for home care would have minimal impact on premiums, but could mean the difference between life at home and life in an institution.
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Michigan lawmakers eye tweaks to auto insurance reform that has cut rates
Michigan drivers pay less for auto insurance than they once did, but still pay some of the highest rates in the country. Critically injured crash survivors want changes. Lawmakers are split on a path forward.
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Michigan Senate votes to revise auto insurance law over Whitmer’s warning
In one of the first public policy disputes between Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and Democratic legislative leaders, the Michigan Senate votes to undo health care price controls built into a 2019 insurance law overhaul.
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Lawmakers revisit auto insurance law, seek higher payouts for crash victims
Michigan senators aim to increase insurance payouts on medical care for auto accident victims, a move long sought by crash survivors and their health providers.
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Michigan court limits scope of no-fault reform. Will insurance rates rise?
Michigan Supreme Court rules that thousands of crash survivors aren’t subject to medical fee caps imposed by a 2019 law that lowered most rates. Detractors say that may make premiums more expensive ‘for many decades.’
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Michigan Supreme Court hearing on auto no-fault reform: What to know
The outcome of the case could have a major impact on the future of Michigan’s auto no-fault law.
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No-fault insurance reform may be in play as Democrats take power in Michigan
Crash victims and their health care providers may get the opportunity to tweak a 2019 overhauling no-fault health law during Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s second term.
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Court: Past crash survivors not subject to Michigan auto no-fault limits
Thursday’s appeals court decision is a victory for thousands of people who suffered severe, long-term auto injuries before the 2019 no-fault reforms. But it raises questions about the law’s ability to lower the state’s high auto insurance costs.
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Two-thirds of Michigan drivers still haven’t got their $400 insurance refund
Michigan officials say insurers will meet the deadline, but warn companies that the refunds must be paid in cash, not as a credit toward premiums.