Michigan Supreme Court hearing on auto no-fault reform
A case pending before the Michigan Supreme Court will likely have sweeping implications for the state’s 2019 auto no-fault insurance overhaul and whether crash survivors injured before the reforms took effect are bound by the more restrictive medical benefits now in place.
The court on Thursday heard oral arguments regarding a state Court of Appeals decision, Andary v. USAA, which determined legislative changes to health care reimbursements for accident victims can’t be applied retroactively to past injuries.
If that decision is upheld by the Supreme Court, it would be a major win for roughly 17,000 people with severe and long-term injuries from auto accidents, who have long argued a 45-percent cut to the amount health care providers could reimburse on services not covered under Medicare hindered their access to high-quality care.
But insurance providers and other backers of the 2019 changes argue that that interpretation of the reform law would have a huge impact on the law’s ability to reduce Michigan’s high auto insurance costs.
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