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With less than 45 days until July 1 deadline, profit-focused auto insurance reps brush off good-faith attempt to discuss a solution that avoids loss of care for thousands (
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LANSING, Mich. (May 19, 2021) The
Michigan Brain Injury Provider Council, which represents health care professionals and facilities that care for people with severe brain injuries, today called out auto insurance industry executives for turning their backs on accident victims by abruptly canceling a brokered meeting on
House Bill 4486 and Senate Bill 314.
Sen. Jim Runestad working with Senate colleagues attempted to arrange a meeting between representatives of the auto insurance industry and post-acute care providers. The negotiations for a face-to-face meeting were held over the course of the week of May 10; unfortunately, the insurance industry refused such a meeting with no explanation provided.
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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.
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BRIGHTON, Mich. (May 12, 2021) The
Michigan Brain Injury Provider Council (MBIPC), which represents the state s highly trained professionals who provide specialized brain injury rehabilitation, has fact-checked a statement released by Rep.
Mary Whiteford (Casco Township) related to auto no-fault reform.
In the statement, Rep. Whiteford says: When someone was injured in a car accident a year ago, or 20 years ago, and had unlimited lifetime coverage, they are entitled to that coverage.
The truth is that while thousands of injured residents may be entitled to coverage, their benefits will be useless unless HB 4486 and SB 314 are passed. Without them, the 45% slash in reimbursement rates for specialized rehabilitation services will devastate access to care, leaving thousands of patients with nowhere to go.