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 ...
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 ...
Arizona Daily Star5d
Arizona sues maker of asthma inhaler over pricing 'scheme'
Arizona is suing a major drug maker, accusing it of gaming the system by simply renaming an asthma drug to increase its ...
MedPage Today7d
Man Dies of Fatal Asthma Attack After Meds Jumped to Over $500, Lawsuit Alleges
He managed it with daily inhaler doses of the medication fluticasone propionate/salmeterol ... he did buy a different asthma medication, albuterol sulfate, for a $5 co-pay on Jan. 10 -- a ...
Detroit News2d
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 trips to the emergency room, according to the Schmidtknechts. Meanwhile ...