Wisconsin man died after asthma inhaler cost skyrocketed to $539, lawsuit says
The parents of Cole Schmidtknecht, 22, are suing Walgreens and OptumRx, a subsidiary of UnitedHealth Group, over the Wisconsin man's death in 2024.
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 ...
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Wisconsin couple sues Walgreens and Optum Rx, saying son died after $500 price rise for asthma meds
The Reed City Police Department responded to a number of calls from Jan. 27-Feb. 2 ... were no cheaper alternatives or generic medications available, they didn't contact OptumRx to request an ...
'Chose rent over his medicine': Parents of 22-year-old who died from asthma attack sue pharmacy over inhaler price jump
The parents of a young Wisconsin man have sued Walgreens and pharmacy benefit manager OptumRx over their son’s death from an ...
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OptumRx's Bid to Arbitrate Pharmacy Termination Dispute Succeeds
A pharmacy terminated from OptumRx Inc.'s benefits network must arbitrate its state and federal insurance and tort law claims against the pharmacy benefits manager, even though they never formally ...
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Wisconsin family sues over son’s fatal asthma attack, blames rising cost of inhaler
The charges in this lawsuit accuse Optum Rx - the PBM who determined Cole Schmidtknecht’s health plan - of negligence and punitive damages that led to the death of their son. The family’s ...
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The FTC Finds United Health’s OptumRX Is Engaged In Widespread Price Gouging
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released a report finding that OptumRX, Express Scripts, and CVS Caremark Rx are engaged in widespread price gouging, according to Fortune. The investigation ...