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.
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Wisconsin couple sues Optum Rx and Walgreens for son’s asthma death
A Wisconsin couple has filed a lawsuit against Minnesota-based Optum Rx and Walgreens for their son’s asthma-related death ...
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Wisconsin couple sues Walgreens, claims son died from rising cost of asthma meds
The Schmidtknechts allege that pharmacy benefits management company OptumRX violated Wisconsin law by raising the cost of the ...
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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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22-Year-Old With Chronic Asthma Died After Inhaler Price Went From $66 to $539: Lawsuit
According to the lawsuit, OptumRx, a company that acts as a middleman between pharmacies, insurance plans and drug companies, updated its 2024 formulary stating that a patient using Advair Diskus ...
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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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Donald Trump’s executive order leaves TikTok in legal limbo, for now
U.S. President Donald Trump’s executive order to restore access to TikTok has created a thicket of new legal questions for the short-video platform, along with new tensions between the White ...
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Mail-order bride victim intercepted at NAIA
MANILA – The Bureau of Immigration (BI) has rescued another suspected victim of a mail-order bride scheme at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA). In a news release on Monday, the BI said ...
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Bill would prevent PBMs from dispensing drugs via retail, mail
A bill filed Thursday (Jan. 16) in the Arkansas Legislature would prohibit pharmacy benefit managers and insurance companies from obtaining retail permits and operating pharmacies and mail order ...
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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 ...
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Optum Rx commits to passing through 100% of drug rebates, Witty says
UnitedHealth Group's Optum Rx unit made a commitment to pass through 100% of rebates negotiated with drugmakers to the client. UnitedHealth Group's stock was down 5% Thursday after it released its ...