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More closures expected, leaving seriously injured patients with nowhere to go (Image Credit (MBIPC))
BRIGHTON, Mich. (May 27, 2021) With just over five weeks to go before reimbursements for specialized rehabilitation care are slashed by 45%, Michigan small businesses that care for victims of catastrophic auto accidents are already announcing that they will be closing their doors the result of the auto insurance industry s fierce lobbying against bills that would protect access to care for thousands of victims who require life-saving care.
Passed as part of auto insurance reform in 2019, the 45% slash in reimbursements goes into effect on July 1. The provision will be devastating to thousands of seriously injured patients who will have nowhere to go for the life-saving care they need according to a study commissioned by the
Credit Tracy Samilton / Michigan Radio
Some companies that provide rehabilitation services for people catastrophically injured in car accidents are planning to shut their doors as of July 1.
That s when a 45% cut in medical reimbursements that was included in the 2019 changes to Michigan s auto insurance law takes effect. We can t absorb the 45% pay cut and stay in business, says Randal Bruce, President of Aspire Rehabilitation Services, a residential treatment center in Troy. The agency provides everything from housing to physical therapy to counseling. It s just impossible. We looked at everything we could, there s just no way to do it.
As of June 30, Aspire s 20 residents will need to find other places to live that can provide care for their traumatic injuries, and the company s 50 employees will be out of work.