Five days later, Cole had a severe asthma attack, stopped breathing and collapsed. According to his family, he suffered ...

The parents of Cole Schmidtknecht are suing Walgreens and OptumRx, a subsidiary of UnitedHealth Group, over the 22-year-old Appleton man's death.

The parents of Cole Schmidtknecht, 22, are suing Walgreens and OptumRx, a subsidiary of UnitedHealth Group, over the Wisconsin man's death in 2024.

Cole Schmidtknecht, 22, couldn't pay for his daily inhaler due to the “prohibitively expensive” price increase, but then he died of an asthma attack, per a lawsuit filed by his parents ...

For the parents of 22-year-old Cole Schmidtknecht, the pain of losing their son is compounded by a heartbreaking reality — they believe his death was entirely preventable. Cole, a young man from ...

Cole Schmidtknecht, 22, died from an asthma attack after his medication was no longer covered by his insurance company. Screengrab from Angrydadwi Pbm Reform Facebook page.

Cole Schmidtknecht, 22, had insurance but couldn’t afford to refill his asthma inhaler after the cost jumped from $70 to more than $500.

The parents of Cole Schmidtknecht are suing Walgreens and OptumRx, a subsidiary of UnitedHealth Group, over the 22-year-old Appleton man's death.

Cole Schmidtknecht, 22, died from an asthma attack after his medication was no longer covered by his insurance company. Screengrab from Angrydadwi Pbm Reform Facebook page.

Cole Schmidtknecht, 22, died from an asthma attack after his medication was no longer covered by his insurance company. Screengrab from Angrydadwi Pbm Reform Facebook page. The family of a ...

Cole Schmidtknecht, 22, died from an asthma attack after his medication was no longer covered by his insurance company. Screengrab from Angrydadwi Pbm Reform Facebook page. The family of a ...