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Medical providers react to auto no-fault Supreme Court ruling

Cincinnati police say a cicada is responsible for causing a driver to crash their car into a pole.
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Cincinnati police say a cicada is responsible for causing a driver to crash their car into a pole.

Medical providers for car crash victims say a recent Michigan Supreme Court ruling is a relief. But it still leaves too many people without care.

The state's highest court says insurance benefit cuts in Michigan's 2019 auto no fault law don't apply to people injured before the law passed.

Bob Mlynarek is a co-owner of First Call Home Healthcare. He says that's good news for the 50 crash victims his company cares for all were injured before the law went into effect. But he has to turn newly severely injured crash survivors away. 

“Everybody should be fighting for the future survivors because it could be you it could be your daughter your mom your dad your brother your sister.” said Mlynarek.

Mlynarek says he hopes the state Legislature will fix the disparity when it reconvenes in the fall.

Tracy Samilton covers energy and transportation, including the auto industry and the business response to climate change for Michigan Public. She began her career at Michigan Radio as an intern, where she was promptly “bitten by the radio bug,” and never recovered.