Company says family of Wisconsin man who died after inhaler price jumped have no grounds to sue
Optum Rx, a subsidiary of UnitedHealth Group, on Friday filed a motion to dismiss the lawsuit brought by the family of Cole ...
Man dies of asthma attack after inhaler cost skyrockets to more than $500
United Health Group’s pharmacy benefit manager, Optum Rx, stopped covering Cole Schmidtknecht’s ‘life-changing’ inhaler, suit ...
What to know about the 22-year-old Wisconsin man who died after his inhaler price spiked to $539
Diagnosed with asthma as a baby, Cole Schmidtknecht took the inhaler daily as a preventive medication since he was about 13, ...
When the Cost of His Asthma Inhaler Went Up $500, His Parents Claim He Couldn't Pay. Two Weeks Later He Was Dead at 22
Cole Schmidtknecht, 22, couldn't pay for his daily inhaler due to the “prohibitively expensive” price increase. Two weeks ...
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Wisconsin man died after asthma inhaler cost skyrocketed to $539, lawsuit says
The lawsuit complaint, filed last month in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, seeks financial compensation for damages, including the suffering Cole Schmidtknecht ...
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Wisconsin man died after asthma inhaler cost skyrocketed to $539, lawsuit says
The lawsuit complaint, filed last month in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, seeks financial compensation for damages, including the suffering Cole Schmidtknecht, 22, ...
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A 22-year-old from Appleton died after his inhaler price skyrocketed. His parents are suing.
On Jan. 10, 2024, 22-year-old Cole Schmidtknecht went to his pharmacy, the Walgreens at 729 W. Northland Ave. in Appleton, to refill his inhaler prescription. Diagnosed with asthma as a baby ...
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What to know about the 22-year-old Wisconsin man who died after his inhaler price spiked to $539
On Jan. 10, 2024, 22-year-old Cole Schmidtknecht went to his pharmacy, the Walgreens at 729 W. Northland Ave. in Appleton, to refill his inhaler prescription — a preventive medication he'd been ...
Wisconsin man dies after inhaler cost jumps $500, according to family's lawsuit
A young Wisconsin man died from an asthma attack after the price of his inhaler skyrocketed nearly $500, according to a ...