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Wisconsin college student dies from asthma attack after cost of inhaler jumps nearly $500
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February 5, 2025
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0:46Now PlayingA 22-year-old Wisconsin man died from an asthma attack after the price of his inhaler skyrocketed to over $500 and he was forced to choose to pay for rent over the “life-sustaining medicine,” his parents claim.
Cole Schmidtknecht’s family is demanding damages from Walgreens Pharmacy and United Health Group’s OptumRx for their alleged actions leading to the 2024 death, according to a lawsuit filed in federal court.
Schmidtknecht was diagnosed with chronic asthma as an infant but managed his symptoms with a daily dose of a corticosteroid inhaler for over a decade.
The Green Bay area truck center employee earned a “modest hourly wage” and had a self-insured plan with his employer through United Health Group, the lawsuit obtained by Law&Crime detailed.
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