Unable to afford it, Cole left the pharmacy with only a rescue inhaler he was able to get with a $5 copay. Cole's parents allege OptumRx discontinued coverage of Cole's inhaler, Advair Diskus ...

His parents have now filed a lawsuit against both the pharmacy benefits-management company and Walgreens, claiming they are responsible for their son's death. The Schmidtknechts' ...

"We need true change," Bil Schmidtknecht said. OptumRx is a pharmacy benefit manager, also known as a PBM, which acts as a go-between for UnitedHealth Group with drug companies and pharmacies.

Optum Rx, the pharmacy benefit manager owned by UnitedHealth Group, placed Journavx on some of its commercial formularies in ...

The lawsuit comes as part of a broader trend where states are targeting pharmacy benefit managers over their rebate practices ...

NOTE: This story has been updated with a statement from the family, which is featured at the bottom of the article. GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) - One of the companies being sued by the family of an ...