On December 1, the Department of Insurance and Financial Services (DIFS) released the report, “The Impact of Michigan Auto Insurance Reform.” It is available on their website, and can be read in its entirety here. The basic findings of this report are that the reforms have reduced the cost of auto insurance to Michigan drivers an average of $357 per registered vehicle (or about $30 per month) and that while access to care was initially disrupted, the impact seems to have subsided based on the number of complaints filed to DIFS and their reported rate of resolved cases.

A pillar of MBIPC’s mission is the promotions of beneficial legislation and advocacy for brain injury services to enhance the ability of our members to provide high quality service to people living with brain injury. In the coming months, there will be an effort to introduce new avenues to expand access to rehabilitation services in Michigan by adapting what has worked in other states across the county.

Recently a new model for public policy in support of people living with brain injury became law in Arkansas. Act 348 mandates that health insurance carriers in the state provide essential post-acute brain injury rehabilitation services.