Waukegan Schools Fight Back Against Skyrocketing Insulin Costs

Waukegan Community Unit School District 60 is taking a stand against the soaring cost of insulin. The district, like many others, offers health insurance to its employees. However, the cost of insulin for employees and their families who need it has increased dramatically over the years. Lawyers say the cost has risen by over 550% in just 11 years. This increase is suspected to be due to price manipulation by insulin manufacturers. The district has joined a lawsuit to recover some of the money spent on insulin.They believe that insulin companies have been working together to control prices in a way that's unfair to schools and other insurers. The lawsuit names big companies like Eli Lilly, Novo Nordisk, and Sanofi-Aventis, as well as pharmacy managers CVS Caremark, Express Scripts, and OptumRx. The district hopes to get back some of the money they've spent and possibly even have the court control insulin prices.