Cole's parents say they’ll keep fighting, not just for justice for their son but also to push for a system where patients don ...

More On Jan. 10, 2024, 22-year-old Cole Schmidtknecht went to his pharmacy, the Walgreens at 729 W. Northland Ave. in Appleton, to refill his inhaler prescription. Diagnosed with asthma as a baby, ...

Cole Schmidtknecht expected to pay $66.86 for a three-month supply of his preventative asthma inhalers in January 2024 when he went to his Walgreens pharmacy in Appleton, Wisconsin. The pharmacy ...

From birth, Cole Schmidtknecht suffered from chronic asthma that he treated with an Advair Diskus inhaler that cost him no more than $66. ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to watch ...

M ADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - A federal judge has denied OptumRx’s motion to dismiss a lawsuit filed by a Wisconsin family after their 22 year-old-son died from an asthma attack days after his inhaler price ...

At Walgreens, Cole Schmidtknecht was informed the medication he had long relied on for daily use was no longer covered by his insurance and would cost him $539.19 out of pocket — more than eight times ...

Cole Schmidtknecht, 22, of Appleton, died Jan. 21, 2024 of complications of an asthma attack. His parents are suing Walgreens and OptumRx, alleging the companies were negligent in raising the cost ...

So when Cole Schmidtknecht went into Walgreens to get his inhaler just five days before his catastrophic asthma attack, his only option was to pay the $539.19 he could not afford or leave without ...