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 ...
The Sun5d
Man, 22, died from asthma attack after price for his inhaler skyrocketed from $66 to $500, parents claim in lawsuit
A YOUNG man tragically died from an asthma attack after the cost of his inhaler skyrocketed from $66 to $500, according to a lawsuit filed by his family. Cole Schmidtknecht, 22, had battled ...
The Independent3d
Grieving parents couldn’t understand how their son died of an asthma attack. Then they found out how much his meds now cost
Shanon and her husband, Bill, were reeling from the death of their 22-year-old son, Cole, who died two weeks earlier after suffering a severe asthma attack. What Shanon and her husband didn’t ...
The Mirror6d
'Our son died from asthma attack after inhaler prices soared by nearly ten times'
A 22-year-old man died from an asthma attack after he chose to pay for rent over a life-saving inhaler when the cost of the medicine soared more than 10 times in price. Cole Schmidtknecht ...
People4d
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 ...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel6d
A 22-year-old from Appleton died after his inhaler price skyrocketed. His parents are suing.
Five days later, Cole had a severe asthma attack. His roommate drove him to ... but they're really collecting rebates behind the scenes," Bil Schmidtknecht told the Post-Crescent.
Hopkins father pleads guilty to manslaughter in daughter's asthma death
A 34-year-old Hopkins father has pleaded guilty to second-degree manslaughter in the death of his 9-year-old daughter one week after an asthma attack.
Wisconsin couple sues Walgreens and Optum Rx, saying son died after $500 price rise for asthma meds
A Wisconsin couple is suing Walgreens and a pharmacy benefits management company, alleging that their son died because he ...
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Young Wisconsin man dies from asthma attack after price of inhaler skyrocketed nearly $500: lawsuit
APPLETON, Wis. -- A young Wisconsin man died from an asthma attack after the price of his inhaler skyrocketed nearly $500, according to a lawsuit filed by his family. From birth, Cole ...
Hopkins father pleads guilty in daughter's asthma death
A father pleaded guilty to second-degree manslaughter on Monday after prosecutors said he failed to seek medical attention for his 9-year-old daughter as she suffered what would turn out to be a fatal ...