Car insurance plan has premium cut, medical cap

Published February 21, 2014 1:13am ET



LANSING, Mich. (AP) — House Republicans on Thursday pitched a revised overhaul of Michigan’s auto insurance system that would cut premiums and curtail unlimited medical benefits for people catastrophically injured in crashes.

Speaker Jase Bolger said the wide-ranging plan ensures drivers still have the best injury coverage in the U.S. and can afford it. But criticism of the proposal mounted immediately and cast doubts that legislative efforts to significantly change auto insurance in the state can succeed.

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