Five days later, Cole had a severe asthma attack, stopped breathing and collapsed. According to his family, he suffered ...

Cole Schmidtknecht, 22, couldn't pay for his daily inhaler due to the “prohibitively expensive” price increase, but then he died of an asthma attack, per a lawsuit filed by his parents legacy ...

On Jan. 10, 2024, 22-year-old Cole Schmidtknecht went to his pharmacy, the Walgreens at 729 W. Northland Ave. in Appleton, to refill his inhaler prescription. Diagnosed with asthma as a baby, Cole ...

Cole Schmidtknecht, 22, of Appleton, died Jan. 21, 2024 of complications of an asthma attack. His parents are suing Walgreens and OptumRx, alleging the companies were negligent in raising the cost of ...

Cole Schmidtknecht, 22, had insurance but couldn’t afford to refill his asthma inhaler after the cost jumped from $70 to more than $500. IE 11 is not supported.

Cole Schmidtknecht. (Courtesy Schmidtknecht Family) That way, patients don’t learn how PBMs make their decisions about drugs and why a medication that had been on the formulary no longer is.

Cole Schmidtknecht, 22, couldn't pay for his daily inhaler due to the “prohibitively expensive” price increase, but then he died of an asthma attack, per a lawsuit filed by his parents ...

At Walgreens, Cole Schmidtknecht was informed the medication he had long relied on for daily use was no longer covered by his insurance and would cost him $539.19 out of pocket — more than eight ...

Cole Schmidtknecht, 22, couldn't pay for his daily inhaler due to the “prohibitively expensive” price increase, but then he died of an asthma attack, per a lawsuit filed by his parents ...