Blog categorized as Health Care

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.

The sponsor of legislation requiring health insurers to cover mental health or substance abuse issues is reaching across the aisle in the hopes of finding bipartisan support to push the bill through the House.

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer released polling numbers from five polls to back her paid family and medical leave proposal, which she set as one of her fall priorities during the What’s Next Address on Aug. 30.

Michigan will become the first state to ask residents about joining the organ donor registry on its income tax form, under legislation now heading toward the Governor's desk.