W hen 22-year-old Cole Schmidtknecht went to Walgreens to refill his asthma inhaler in 2024, he was shocked to learn that the ...

Five days after a pharmacy visit, Cole Schmidtknect had a severe asthma attack, stopped breathing and collapsed, his family said.

Cole Schmidtknecht, 22, had insurance but couldn’t afford to refill his asthma inhaler after the cost jumped from $70 to more than $500. IE 11 is not supported.

Cole Schmidtknecht. (Courtesy Schmidtknecht Family) That way, patients don’t learn how PBMs make their decisions about drugs and why a medication that had been on the formulary no longer is.

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

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