Wisconsin couple sues Walgreens and Optum Rx over son's death
- A Wisconsin couple is suing Walgreens and Optum Rx after their son, Cole Schmidtknecht, died due to an unaffordable increase in his asthma medication price, from $66 to $539.19.
- The lawsuit claims that Optum Rx violated Wisconsin law by failing to provide 30 days' notice for the price increase and that Walgreens did not offer alternatives.
- Cole Schmidtknecht suffered a fatal asthma attack after being unable to afford his Advair Diskus inhaler, which he had used daily for over a decade.
- His family alleges that both companies prioritized profits over patient care, with attorney Michael Trunk stating their conduct was 'deplorable.
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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
Cole Schmidtknecht, 22, couldn't pay for his daily inhaler due to the “prohibitively expensive” price increase, but then he died of an asthma attack, per a lawsuit filed by his parents legacy.com Cole Schmidtknecht was 22 when he died of an asthma attack.The parents of Cole Schmidtknecht, 22, are suing his medical insurance company and pharmacy after he died of an asthma attack, allegedly due to the new cost of his inhalerThe price of Cole's inh…
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