Car Insurance Increase

A new bill that is currently going through the Arkansas state government will increase car insurance by $12. The bill will create a statewide trauma network, and would be paid for by the additional money charged to car insurance customers.

Democratic Representative Denny Sumpter introduced the bill, and with the additional charges on car insurance, it would end up bringing in about $25 million a year for the center. The government is then going to match those funds, so that they end up raising $40 million for the Arkansas trauma system.

The House passed the bill as is, and then it was on to the Senate. The Senate also liked the bill, but wanted some minor changed made to it. Those changes were made and the bill will return on Friday to the Senate to see if it will be approved.

The Senate Public Health Committee first listened to testimony that described the need for a trauma center in the state – and the fact that most traumatic car accidents end up with those injured heading to The Med in Memphis as the other hospitals do not have the proper facilities to take care of those types of injuries.

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