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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Wisconsin couple sues Walgreens, OptumRx over son's death linked to medication price hike
Optum Rx services prescription claims for more than 66 million people across the United States, according to the lawsuit. The lawsuit alleges that the Walgreens pharmacy staffers failed to offer ...
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Wisconsin couple sues Walgreens and Optum Rx, saying son died after $500 price rise for asthma meds
A Wisconsin couple is alleging their son died because he couldn't afford a sudden $500 spike in his asthma medication.
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Generic prescription drug prices marked up as high as 5,000%, investigation finds
A new FTC report found that pharmacy benefit managers have inflated the price of life-saving generic prescription drugs, ...
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Couple sues Walgreens and Optum Rx over son’s death after $500 price rise for asthma meds
The Schmidtknechts allege that pharmacy benefits management company OptumRX violated Wisconsin law by raising the cost of the medication without a valid medical reason and failing to provide 30 ...