Senators Suppressing Bills That Would Help Children

It seems that there are several auto insurance bills sitting in the Michigan Senate that Senators such as Wayne Kuipers and others have decided to bury, even though they could do much good for children. It seems that the auto insurance industry has the Senators’ pockets filled so high that they are unable to help those that cannot speak for themselves. Instead they are working to protect the interests of the auto insurance companies instead.

There are four different bills sitting out there that won’t ever get voted on if the Senators’ have their way. The first is a bill that would give those children and infants that have been injured in automobile accidents more time to present symptoms. Many times it is hard to tell what damage has been done to a small child in a major accident as they are too young to tell, and by giving them more time the children could get the help they need.

Instead, the auto insurance companies don’t want to have to pay for damages, so they want to keep the bill out of the public eye. The bill would simply put another year on the state of limitations, but that is too much for the auto insurance companies. They would rather line their pockets than pay for much needed medical care for a child.

This is not the only bill either. There is one that would protect those that have been injured by drunk drivers, one that would make auto insurance companies pay for family members who have had to stay home to care for a severely injured member of their family. And finally, a bill that would make auto insurance companies pay in full all medical bills that are sent by medical care providers from auto accidents.

The auto insurance companies and Michigan’s Senators should be embarrassed and ashamed of themselves. When profit is more important than people, everyone loses.



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