Posts tagged benefits

• Lansing Must Protect The People From Auto Accident Insurers

  David Mittleman | September 23, 2011 1:00 PM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Our Legislature is under enormous pressure from the very powerful auto accident insurance lobby to scale back medical benefits available to injured car crash victims. These huge corporations have...

• Michigan Auto Accident Insurance Companies Pad Profits at Consumers’ Expense

  David Mittleman | September 16, 2011 11:37 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Earlier this week, I wrote about how the Michigan auto insurance industry has been lobbying our elected officials in an attempt to break its decades-old promise of providing lifetime medical...

• Michigan Auto Insurance Industry Trying to Break Its Promise of Fair Coverage

  David Mittleman | September 12, 2011 4:25 PM | 4 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Nearly 40 years ago, the people of the State of Michigan, represented by the state legislature, entered into an agreement with the automobile insurance industry. The No-Fault Act, which was passed...

• Auto Insurance Companies Fail to Treat Customers Right

  David Mittleman | May 23, 2011 5:04 PM | 1 CommentLansing, MI Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  The economy in Michigan is tough. Now is not the time to be wasting money on products and services that provide no benefit to the consumer. Yet every year, the people of Michigan faithfully pay...

• Getting Wages Paid after an Auto Accident when you are Self Employed

  Timothy Smith | December 15, 2010 12:02 PM | 0 CommentsGrand Rapids, MI Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Ward v Titan Insurance Company In this interesting 2010 published opinion from Michigan Court of Appeals the court addressed the issue of what specifically is required for “reasonable...

• Chocolate: Pretty Sweet Pretzels

  David Mittleman | July 14, 2010 11:26 AM | 1 CommentLansing, MI Category: Miscellaneous
  

  If you’re trying to lose weight, chocolate probably isn’t the first food you head toward. Nevertheless, in a recent “favorite snacks” poll conducted by Yahoo Health, 23% of...

• The Health Benefits of Drinking Red Wine

  David Mittleman | June 19, 2010 10:00 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Here’s to your health: according to recent studies, red wine is good for men’s health. However, don’t take that as an excuse to get drunk: it turns out that the alcohol is red wine...

• Weight Loss Isn't the Best Motivator To Keep Up On Your Workout Routine

  David Mittleman | May 18, 2010 2:35 PM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Forget those pledges to drop twenty pounds before Memorial Day—it turns out that the reason most of us exercise isn’t actually the best motivator after all. Actually, according to...

• Michigan Sued for Cutting Off Medicaid Dental Benefits to Poor and Disabled

  David Mittleman | October 31, 2009 10:00 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Along with other devastating cuts, Governor Granholm has been forced to cut Medicaid dental benefits for low-income and disabled adults. However, a lawsuit was recently filed on behalf of 400,000...

• American Cancer Society Not Changing Screening Guidelines Despite Rumors (Part I)

  David Mittleman | October 25, 2009 6:34 PM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Miscellaneous
  

  The Chief Medical Officer of the American Cancer Society, Otis Brawley, recently warned against over-screening for prostate and breast cancers. While Brawley stated that he does not want his...