Terminally ill patients in Michigan, determined to have up to six months left to live, could request life-ending medication under bills the Legislature could likely take up next year.

In a letter to House Behavioral Health Subcommittee Chair Felicia Brabec (D-Ann Arbor), Rep. Jamie Thompson (R-Brownstown) requested the subcommittee hold a hearing to look at instances where the state juvenile mental health system has failed greater Detroit families.

Michigan's insurance department would be responsible for implementing a state marketplace for qualified health and dental coverage plans, as opposed to continuing to rely on a centralized federal exchange, under legislation taken up in committee this week.

A bill that ends immunity from liability for drug manufacturers and sellers if their product is approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) was voted unanimously out of the Senate Civil Rights, Judiciary and Public Safety Committee.

Executive Director Erin McDonough of the Insurance Alliance of Michigan says drivers purchasing unlimited personal injury protection (PIP) coverage could see a $200 to $300 increase, at least, under legislation reforming Michigan's 2019 auto law.