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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Man dies after inhaler cost jumps $500, family says, in lawsuit against Walgreens, Optum Rx
Shanon and William Schmidtknecht, of Poynette, filed their lawsuit in federal court in Milwaukee on Jan. 21, a year to the ...
Wisconsin couple sues Walgreens, Optum Rx, saying son died after sudden $500 price spike for asthma meds
Shanon and William Schmidtknecht, of Poynette, say their 22-year-old son Cole was told the cost had jumped from $66 to $539 ...
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 ...
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‘Unprecedented’: Carmoterol Found Post-Race In 12 Runners On All American Futurity Day
Sept. 2, 2024, All American Futurity day card at the Downs of Albuquerque have had adverse analytical findings from post-race ...
Couple sues Walgreens and Optum Rx over son’s death after $500 price rise for asthma meds
A Wisconsin couple is suing Walgreens and a pharmacy benefits company alleging their son died because he couldn't afford a sudden $500 jump in the cost of his asthma medication ...
Royalty Pharma Reports Q4 and Full Year 2024 Results
Portfolio Receipts of $742 million in Q4 2024 and $2,801 million for FY 2024Royalty Receipts growth of 12% in Q4 2024 and 13% for FY 2024 Net ...
Grieving parents couldn’t understand how their son died of an asthma attack. Then they found out how much his meds now cost
EXCLUSIVE: Shanon and Bill Schmidtknecht tell Rhian Lubin of their grief for son Cole and their fight for a fairer health ...
Royalty Pharma plc: Royalty Pharma Reports Q4 and Full Year 2024 Results
Portfolio Receipts of $742 million in Q4 2024 and $2,801 million for FY 2024Royalty Receipts growth of 12% in Q4 2024 and 13% for FY 2024 Net cash provided by operating activities of $743 million in ...
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Wisconsin couple sues Optum Rx and Walgreens for son’s asthma death
A Wisconsin couple has filed a lawsuit against Minnesota-based Optum Rx and Walgreens for their son’s asthma-related death one year ago.
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Effect of High-dose Continuous Albuterol Nebulization on Clinical Variables in Children With Status Asthmaticus
Objectives Continuous albuterol nebulization is generally administered at 2.5–20 mg/hr at most centers. We examined the effect of high-dose (75 or 150 mg/hr) albuterol on clinical variables in ...