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 ...
A 22-year-old from Appleton died after his inhaler price skyrocketed. His parents are suing.
The parents of Cole Schmidtknecht are suing Walgreens and OptumRx, a subsidiary of UnitedHealth Group, over the 22-year-old ...
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 ...
‘Incomplete picture’: Prescription benefit manager pushes to dismiss lawsuit over 22-year-old’s asthma death after inhaler price jump
The company blamed for the death of a young Wisconsin man who died from an asthma attack after his medication price rose from ...
OptumRX responds to Appleton family’s lawsuit for asthma death
It's the first time we're hearing from one of the plaintiffs accused of raising the price of an asthma inhaler out of reach ...
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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 ...