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 ...
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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 ...
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Wisconsin man died after asthma inhaler cost skyrocketed to $539, lawsuit says
Cole Schmidtknecht went to a Walgreens pharmacy in Appleton on Jan. 10, 2024, to refill his inhaler prescription. Diagnosed with asthma as a baby, Cole took the inhaler daily as a preventive ...
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What to know about the 22-year-old Wisconsin man who died after his inhaler price spiked to $539
Northland Ave. in Appleton, to refill his inhaler prescription — a preventive medication he'd been on since he was about 13, his parents said. Cole was informed the medication was no longer ...
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Man dies of asthma attack after inhaler cost skyrockets to more than $500
In early childhood, Schmidtknecht’s asthma meant being tethered to an albuterol emergency inhaler and unexpected ... to stop them from crashing to the floor. Shanon fell into one while Bil ...