A tragic lawsuit highlights the devastating impact of rising healthcare costs when a young man died from an asthma attack after his life-saving inhaler became unaffordable. The family alleges negligence by Walgreens and OptumRx for failing to provide affordable alternatives and warn him about insurance coverage changes.
A young man tragically died from an asthma attack after the cost of his inhaler skyrocketed from $66 to $500, according to a lawsuit filed by his family. The pharmacist had informed him that his medication would now cost $539.19 - a shocking increase from his usual cost of $66.86. On January 10, 2024, the truck driver was denied the life-saving device when he went to pick up his prescription.
OptumRx stated it hadn't changed its policy and that it was Schmidtknecht's employer, Kriete Truck Center Green Bay, who altered his health insurance plan. He was given no notice and, the lawsuit said, Walgreens did not offer him a cheaper, generic alternative. The young man reportedly became unresponsive and pulseless in his car before reaching the emergency room. Now, Cole's family is taking action, filing a lawsuit against OptumRX, Walgreens, and Walgreens Boots Alliance. According to the lawsuit obtained by the news organization, the Walgreens pharmacist should have contacted Cole's doctor about alternative treatments, but failed to do so. The pharmacist 'never provided Cole with any more affordable workarounds to obtain his usual inhaler for his chronic asthma,' the lawsuit read. Cole 'repeatedly struggled to breathe, relying solely on his old 'rescue' (emergency) inhaler to limit his symptoms, because he did not have a preventative inhaler designed for daily use,' according to the lawsuit. The legal battle will be heard by US District Judge Byron Browning Conway, a Biden appointee, according to Law and Crime.
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