The family of Cole Schmidtknecht accuse OptumRx and Walgreens of having a part in their son’s death. As we reported last month, the 22-year-old didn’t have an asthma inhaler when he suffered a ...

In January 2024, the cost of Cole Schmidtknecht’s maintenance asthma inhaler, which had previously been covered by insurance, was raised from $65 to more than $500, according to his parents.

The parents of a 22-year-old Wisconsin man who died after an asthma attack have filed a lawsuit against Walgreens and ...

Schmidtknecht chose not to buy the inhaler for his asthma at that cost and died from an asthma attack. “Predatory PBM practices, including failure to notify Cole of this price change ...