U. of Michigan Will Provide Free Diabetes Drugs

In an effort to slow the growing health-care costs of diabetes, the University of Michigan said Monday it will provide most diabetes medicines free to insured employees and their families, reports the Associated Press.

The program is a two-year experiment and will cover about 2,000 people. Under the plan, which starts July 1, participants won’t be charged health-insurance co-payments for certain generic drugs that control blood pressure, blood sugar, and cholesterol.

The project is expected to cost the university about $800,000.