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Huntley 158 officials flag rising prescription costs, consider co-op to curb health plan spending
Summary
District finance staff told the School Board that prescription drug spending and a few large claims pushed 2024–25 health insurance costs sharply higher; staff said they will explore pooling with other districts and other options at a coming Health Insurance Committee meeting.
Huntley Community School District 158 finance staff told the School Board Wednesday that prescription drug costs and several high-dollar claims have driven a sharp increase in health-plan spending and pose a major budget risk.
The district’s finance director, Gerald Meyer (staff member), told the board that “the biggest risk…continues to be health insurance,” and reported nearly $1.2 million in claims for the month of March, consistent with high monthly claim totals earlier in the…
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