Health-care providers in Michigan can’t sue no-fault insurers directly to recover payment for treating individuals injured in automobile accidents (Covenant Med. Ctr., Inc. v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co., 2017 BL 176907, Mich., 152758, 5/25/17).
The Michigan Supreme Court May 25 answered a question it hasn’t previously addressed: Whether the state’s no-fault insurance act, Mich. Comp. Laws § 500.3101 et seq., gives medical providers the right to sue insurers for medical benefits. The court said the law allows no-fault insurers to discharge their duties by paying medical providers directly but doesn’t give providers a cause of action ...
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