BY JAKE NEHER
Michigan Public Radio Network
The state Legislature is back in session this week after a two-week break. Some lawmakers are calling for action on proposed changes to the state's no-fault auto insurance system.
Opponents of the changes say legislators need more information before discussions can begin.
Michigan is the only state that offers unlimited medical benefits for life to people injured in auto accidents. The agency that pays those benefits is facing a lawsuit, saying it should make public how it comes up with the annual fee to drivers that pays those medical bills.
Attorney George Sinas represents the groups that filed the lawsuit.
"Why won't they produce this? And I think that the answer's simple, they've got something to hide." Sinas said.
The Michigan Catastrophic Claims Association said most of that information is already available.
But the MCCA recently appealed a circuit court ruling that the agency is subject to the Freedom of Information Act.
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