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 ...
This Wisconsin couple is suing Walgreens, Optum Rx after their 22-year-old son died of asthma attack
In January 2024, 22-year-old Cole Schmidtknecht went to Walgreens to fill a prescription for an asthma inhaler. He was told ...
OptumRX responds to Wisconsin 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 ...
Wisconsin man died after asthma inhaler cost skyrocketed to $539, lawsuit says
The parents of Cole Schmidtknecht, 22, are suing Walgreens and OptumRx, a subsidiary of UnitedHealth Group, over the Wisconsin man's death in 2024.
Couple sues Walgreens and Optum Rx over son’s death after $500 price rise for asthma meds
A Wisconsin couple is suing Walgreens and a pharmacy benefits company alleging their son died because he couldn't afford a sudden $500 jump in the cost of his asthma medication ...
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Wisconsin Family Sues Optum Rx
Cole Schmidtknecht, 22, passed away on Jan. 21, 2024, after a sudden $500 spike in his asthma medication. A year to the day ...
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, ...
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 ...
Grieving parents couldn’t understand how their son died of an asthma attack. Then they found out how much his meds now cost
EXCLUSIVE: Shanon and Bill Schmidtknecht tell Rhian Lubin of their grief for son Cole and their fight for a fairer health insurance system ...
Wisconsin couple suing Optum Rx over son's death, alleging his asthma meds rose by almost $500
A Wisconsin couple are suing Walgreens and Optum Rx over their son's death, claiming he was unable to afford a sudden spike of cost in his asthma medication. The suit was submitted in federal court by ...
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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, but then he died of an asthma attack, per a lawsuit filed by his parents legacy ...
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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
The parents of Cole Schmidtknecht, 22, are suing his medical insurance company and pharmacy after he died of an asthma attack ... generic alternatives A Wisconsin couple is suing their son ...