A sea of people in blue shirts demanding action on Michigan’s care crisis gathered on the Capitol lawn Tuesday in support of car crash survivors and health care workers harmed by 2019 changes to …
Letter: Home Care services will be critically affected over auto reform Kris Skogen We were disappointed to see our legislators response to Amber Marcy’s opinion piece “The catastrophic half-truths of no-fault insurance reform law” published May 10. Ms. Marcy correctly stated that one of the unintended consequences of changes in the auto no-fault law is Home Care services, for people like herself, will be disrupted on July 1, 2021. Yes, Ms. Marcy will still have her lifetime benefits as a quadriplegic needing daily care, but the benefits will go from paying 100 percent to only 55 percent of the invoice. This essentially ends her access to care, and access to care for thousands of others with these needs.
My Take: The catastrophic half-truths of no-fault insurance reform law Amber Marcy On June 23, 1996, my life changed forever when I was a passenger in a car accident and became quadriplegic. I was 15. On July 1, 2021, my life will change forever once again when more no-fault insurance reforms go into effect. These changes will reduce the amount no-fault insurance pays to my caretakers by 45 percent. I need 24-hour attendant care in order to work, contribute to my community, live in my home to live, period. I go to physical rehab twice a week. I do everything to keep myself healthy and out of the hospital. I cannot even go to the bathroom without assistance. But my brain works fine, I can push my own wheelchair, and with hand controls I can drive my accessible van. I work full time, pay taxes, serve on community boards, and receive health insurance from my employer. All this is possible because of attendant care.