This Wisconsin couple is suing Walgreens, Optum Rx — alleging 22-year-old son died after sudden $500 price spike on asthma meds. Here’s their case and how to deal wi…
His parents have now filed a lawsuit against both the pharmacy benefits-management company and Walgreens, claiming they are ...
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OptumRX responds to Appleton family’s lawsuit for asthma death
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 ...
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Vertex’s new pain drug gets first coverage nod from major insurer
Optum Rx, the pharmacy benefit manager owned by UnitedHealth Group, placed Journavx on some of its commercial formularies in ...
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Express Scripts, Caremark, Optum Rx plan to appeal effort to block FTC lawsuit
The “Big Three” PBMs are kicking their suit up to the 8th Circuit and, in the meantime, are once again asking a Missouri ...
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Company says family of Wisconsin man who died after inhaler price jumped have no grounds to sue
In the lawsuit complaint, Cole's parents, Bil and Shanon Schmidtknecht, allege both OptumRx and Walgreens were negligent and bear responsibility for their son's death. Five days before Cole's ...
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Man dies of asthma attack after inhaler cost skyrockets to more than $500
Cole Schmidtknecht expected to pay $66.86 for a three-month supply of his preventative asthma inhalers in January 2024 when he went to his Walgreens pharmacy in Appleton, Wisconsin. The pharmacy ...
Vertex Newly Approved Pain Treatment Lands Higher Cost Tier 3 Placement In UnitedHealth's Optum Rx Formularies
Vertex's Journavx, a new non-opioid pain drug, lands Tier 3 on Optum Rx formularies. Vertex reports $2.91 billion Q4 sales.
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22-year-old died of asthma attack after inhaler price went up over $500, parents say
MADISON, Wis. (WMTV/Gray News) - A couple is suing Optum Rx and Walgreens for alleged negligence and unspecified damages after their son died of an asthma attack after he stopped taking his ...
Vertex’s non-opioid pain drug gets some UnitedHealth coverage
The Boston-based company's new medication, called Journavx, is being placed on a tier that means it might be costlier than ...
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OptumRX responds to Wisconsin family’s lawsuit for asthma death
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 ...