catastrophically injured

For many catastrophically injured survivors of auto accidents, Michigan's 2019 reforms to no-fault insurance meant losing the care they’ve depended on for years. On this episode, we hear about the attempts to increase the caps on in-home nursing care for those survivors — and why proposed reforms are stalling.

Brian Woodward was one of the success stories envisioned by Michigan's old no fault law, which aimed for "maximum recovery." Now, under new law, he's lost nearly everything.

Kelley Miller lost the use of her arms and legs ten years ago in a catastrophic car crash; now, she's lost her quality of life and her home, due to the state's new auto no fault law.

Survivors of catastrophic car crashes despair as loss of care due to new no-fault law changes threatens their wellbeing and even their lives

Survivors with severe injuries rallied again, after more than four months of limited response from elected leaders to the crisis caused by Michigan's new auto no-fault law.

Republican State Senator Jim Runestad says political indifference to the desperate plight of auto accident survivors with catastrophic injuries is "the coldest I've seen."

A fund to care for catastrophically injured auto accident survivors has a big surplus. The board agreed to send refund checks to Michigan drivers after a request from Governor Gretchen Whitmer.

Another provider is closing due to Michigan's new no fault law. Spectrum Health's highly regarded neuro rehabilitation group homes for auto accident survivors with traumatic brain injuries.

Observers say work on Michigan's new no fault auto insurance bill in 2019 was rushed, sloppy, and obscured behind closed doors. But it passed with bipartisan support. Both sides promised to fix any problems with it later. The broken promise is leaving injured people without care.

Lana Theis, the powerful Republican who chairs the Senate Insurance and Banking Committee, is being challenged in the primary by Republican Mike Detmer over her role in crafting and defending the new auto insurance law.