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 Walgreens, OptumRx over son's death linked to medication price hike
He managed it with daily inhaler doses of the medication Advair Diskus and its generic equivalents.He stopped at a Walgreens ...
Wisconsin couple sues Walgreens, claims son died from rising cost of asthma meds
A Wisconsin couple is suing Walgreens and a pharmacy benefits management company, alleging that their son died because he ...
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 company alleging their son died because he couldn't afford a ...
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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 ... According to the lawsuit, Cole tried to refill his asthma medication at a Walgreens pharmacy in ...
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Germany considers plan to subsidise storage refills, says gas trading hub
BERLIN, Jan 22 (Reuters) - Germany's gas market trading hub is in talks with the economy ministry and regulator about the possibility of contractors receiving subsidies to refill gas storage sites ...
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State of emergency in Florida allows early refills of prescriptions. What to know
"Under a State of Emergency, a pharmacist may be able to refill prescriptions early. "In accordance with section 465.0275, F.S., pharmacists may dispense up to a 30-day supply of maintenance ...
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State agencies remind Floridians to refill prescriptions early ahead of Winter storm
Rules are suspended for a short time. If your prescriptions are running out, you have an opportunity Tuesday to refill them early before the Winter storm coming from the west. The OIR order ...
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AMD reveals RX 9070 GPUs won’t go on sale until March, which might be too late to prevent Nvidia cleaning up with RTX 5070 models
AMD has confirmed RX 9070 models will be on shelves in March 2025 This runs against rumors that suggested a late January launch PC gamers aren’t happy, particularly as stock of RDNA 4 graphics ...
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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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UnitedHealth's PBM will pass 100% of rebates on to clients: Will more big PBMs follow?
Optum Rx, the UnitedHealth pharmacy benefit manager unit, will soon pass all rebates it gets from prescription drug manufacturers on to employer health plan sponsors and other clients. Andrew ...
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UnitedHealth's OptumRx Accused of Excessive Drug Pricing
The Federal Trade Commission accused UnitedHealth's OptumRx, CVS Caremark, and Cigna's Express Scripts of pocketing over $7 billion in markups on generic specialty drugs over a 5-year period.