Five years.

Five years of crash survivors losing the care they need. Suffering. Dying.

Five years of lost jobs, closed businesses, and the decimation of the country’s premier post-acute care industry.

Five years of family members seeing their loved ones warehoused in nursing homes, quitting their jobs to become full-time caregivers, losing hope.

Five years of failure.

On May 30, 2019 Gov. Whitmer signed legislation reforming Michigan’s auto no-fault system while at the annual Mackinac Policy Conference, surrounded by the state’s most powerful leaders. Whitmer acknowledged at the time that the bill was “not perfect,” adding, “We’re going to continue that work as we address numerous issues.”

Five years later, those issues—including a nearly 50% cut in catastrophic care reimbursement and the weekly limit on non-agency attendant care—have not been addressed at all. Instead, they have created an ongoing crisis for our most vulnerable residents and those who love and care for them.

This May, Gov. Whitmer and legislators will once again be attending the Mackinac Policy Conference to discuss pressing issues facing the state, including how to end this growing crisis. Luckily, a solution already exists—the Senate passed a package of bills last October that would provide the relief that crash survivors and their families need. But so far, those bills have stalled in the House.

Now, there are only a few weeks left before the Legislature leaves on its summer break. To adjourn before a fix is passed and signed by Gov. Whitmer would tarnish the legacy of everyone involved.

We must end the #MICareCrisis. Lawmakers must act!