It's the first time we're hearing from one of the plaintiffs accused of raising the price of an asthma inhaler out of reach for an Appleton man who had a deadly asthma attack.

A federal judge denied a bid by CVS Health, Cigna and UnitedHealth Group to block the Federal Trade Commission's pricing case against their PBMs.

The Schmidtknechts allege that pharmacy benefits management company OptumRX violated Wisconsin law by raising the cost of the medication without a valid medical reason and failing to provide 30 ...

APPLETON, Wis. — A Wisconsin couple filed a federal lawsuit against both Walgreens and OptumRx, a subsidiary of UnitedHealth Group, claiming their son died due to a sudden $500 spike in his ...

In the lawsuit complaint, Cole's parents, Bil and Shanon Schmidtknecht, allege both OptumRx and Walgreens were negligent and bear responsibility for their son's death. Five days before Cole's ...

He died Jan. 21, 2024, at the hospital. His family has filed a federal lawsuit against both Walgreens and OptumRx, a subsidiary of UnitedHealth Group, alleging both companies were negligent and ...

The Schmidtknechts allege that pharmacy benefits management company OptumRX violated Wisconsin law by raising the cost of the medication without a valid medical reason and failing to provide 30 days' ...

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

ARS Pharmaceuticals (SPRY) announced that Cigna Healthcare, Navitus Health Systems and OptumRx, through their Group ...

The family of Cole Schmidtknecht accuse OptumRx and Walgreens of having a part in their son’s death. As we reported last month, the 22-year-old didn’t have an asthma inhaler when he suffered a ...