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 ...
What to know about the 22-year-old Wisconsin man who died after his inhaler price spiked to $539
Diagnosed with asthma as a baby, Cole Schmidtknecht took the inhaler daily as a preventive medication since he was about 13, ...
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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 suing Walgreens and a pharmacy benefits management company, alleging that their son died because he couldn’t afford a sudden $500 spike in his ...
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 ...
Express Scripts, OptumRx Opioid Suit From Boston Ruled Untimely
Boston’s bid to hold two pharmacy benefit managers legally accountable for their alleged roles in the opioid epidemic under RICO and public nuisance claims was dismissed by a federal judge because it ...
Pharmacy benefit management unicorn Capital Rx hits $3.5 billion in revenue with a different approach to drug pricing as Congress targets middlemen
Healthcare startup Capital Rx seeing revenue surge as Congress seeks to regulate the PBM giants that profit from high drug ...
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 ...
Pharmacies are fed up with PBMs. Here’s what reforms might be coming
Outrage against PBMs was on full display when 400 pharmacy professionals in Kansas shuttered their businesses and petitioned ...
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Congress must take on Pharmacy Benefit Manager Reform. It's a bipartisan win | Opinion
PBM reform represents a tremendous opportunity. It might be one of the only significant, consequential areas of true ...
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The Cost of His Inhaler Spiked 700%. He Died Days Later
The family of a young Wisconsin man is suing after they say his health insurance abruptly dropped coverage for a much-needed ...