State Rep. Julie Alexander today joined her Michigan House colleagues in approving a bipartisan plan to deliver significant rate relief for drivers across the state.

The House overwhelmingly voted to approve legislation guaranteeing lower rates by giving drivers more choice on personal injury protection coverage, stopping price gouging on medical services for car accident victims, and combating fraudulent claims to help lower costs. The plan will soon be headed to the governor’s desk and is expected to receive her signature.

The bipartisan solution is designed to end Michigan’s long tenure as the state with the most expensive car insurance rates in the nation.

“An overwhelming number of Michiganders have demanded reform and we have carried out an in-depth process to deliver reform that is guaranteed to lower the cost of auto insurance in Michigan,” said Alexander, of Hanover. “The House and Senate have done their work – now it’s the governor’s turn, to pick up the pen give hardworking families the relief they deserve.”

Michigan’s costs are high largely because it’s the only state mandating unlimited lifetime health care coverage through car insurance. The bipartisan reform plan allows the option for those who want it in the future to continue buying it – while providing more affordable options to fit a family’s budget.