This Wisconsin couple is suing Walgreens, Optum Rx — alleging 22-year-old son died after sudden $500 price spike on asthma meds. Here’s their case and how to deal w…
His parents have now filed a lawsuit against both the pharmacy benefits-management company and Walgreens, claiming they are ...
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Man dies of asthma attack after inhaler cost skyrockets to more than $500
Cole Schmidtknecht expected to pay $66.86 for a three-month supply of his preventative asthma inhalers in January 2024 when he went to his Walgreens pharmacy in Appleton, Wisconsin. The pharmacy ...
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Wisconsin man died after asthma inhaler cost skyrocketed to $539, lawsuit says
Walgreens declined to provide a comment ... whose manufacturer had paid OptumRx "substantial kickbacks" to place those inhalers on the updated formulary and excluded Advair Diskus.
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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
However, on Jan. 10, 2024, when Cole arrived at his usual Walgreens pharmacy, the suit alleges that he was told his medication was no longer covered and he needed to pay out-of-pocket a total cost ...
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Wisconsin man died after asthma inhaler cost skyrocketed to $539, lawsuit says
Walgreens declined to provide a comment ... whose manufacturer had paid OptumRx "substantial kickbacks" to place those inhalers on the updated formulary and excluded Advair Diskus. Further, the ...