United Health Group’s pharmacy benefit manager, Optum Rx, stopped covering Cole Schmidtknecht’s ‘life-changing’ inhaler, suit ...

Cole Schmidtknecht, 22, couldn't pay for his daily inhaler due to the “prohibitively expensive” price increase. Two weeks ...

The family of a 22-year-old Wisconsin man has filed a lawsuit claiming that he died from a preventable asthma attack after ...

The parents of Cole Schmidtknecht, 22, are suing Walgreens and OptumRx, a subsidiary of UnitedHealth Group, over the Wisconsin man's death in 2024.

A seven-year-old girl who helped save her mum who was having an asthma attack has been given a bravery award. Brooke dialled ...

because he did not have a preventative inhaler designed for daily use," the lawsuit continued. On January 15, 2024, Cole suffered a severe asthma attack and never woke up. He was pronounced dead ...

Ravijyot Saggu explores key updates and implications of the new joint chronic asthma guidelines for diagnosis and monitoring.

Researchers Identify Novel Immune Cells That May Worsen Asthma Jan. 15, 2025 — Researchers have made an important ... given during some asthma and COPD attacks is more effective than the current ...

The pharmacy allegedly told him his insurance no longer covered the medication, so he would have to pay the full ... with only an emergency asthma inhaler, the suit states. Then, on Jan. 15, he had a ...

About two weeks after Schmidtknecht’s asthma attack, Shanon said ... which he plans to use. “I have a story of a tragic story of my son, and I have his voice,” he said.