Melvin Butch Hollowell: First reform is public scrutiny of MCCA finances
From the Lansing State Journal: Supreme Court Justice G. Mennen "Soapy" Williams famously wrote in an opinion on our auto no-fault law that "an automobile is a crucial, practical necessity of our day-to-day life." Despite this fact, auto insurance companies are making driving more and more unaffordable with unchecked premium increases, including a recently announced $30 per driver increase in the annual assessment for the Michigan Catastrophic Claims Association.
Lawmakers are now debating Gov. Rick Snyder's push to cap health care coverage for Michigan's most severely injured crash victims, without seriously addressing affordability. Now, more than ever, the MCCA needs to open up its books to the public before any new deal is reached in Lansing. No data, no deal.
