The inhaler would cost 63 euros but cost more than 500 euros. Family considers that the insurer is guilty of death.
Cole Schmidtknecht was still a child when he was diagnosed with Chronic asthma.
As in many cases, the young man from Wisconsin, USA, managed to control the situation thanks to inhaler, to the “asthma bomb”. It was a daily dose of corticosteroid inhalation.
This inhaler cost him about 63 eurosindicates, thanks to safe who signed with the United Health Group.
Until, at the end of 2023, this insurer will have altered to the list of medications that would comply with in 2024.
And this asthma pump, which cole used, was fora from the list.
According to the family, the young man It was not informed of this change – something illegalaccording to the laws of Wisconsin.
Early in 2024, he went to the pharmacy to buy the inhaler but, when paying, I knew it would cost a little over 500 euros.
Between paying for the inhaler or paying the house income, cole gave priority to income. It came away without the inhaler, advances to.
He had an asthma attack, was asphyxiated. He died. I was only 22 years old.
Now Cole Schmidtknecht’s family has presented a complaint against insurer United Health Group.
Considers that the company is guilty of death of the young, because of the unnamed change and by not having helped Cole find another medication; It wants the insurer to be prosecuted and to pay compensation.
Parents claim that their child suffered damage to various levels, pain, physical and mental suffering and humiliation.
The family also accuses the insurer of Forcing customers to choose more expensive medicines When there is a cheaper alternative in the market.
