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FTC's insulin case against UnitedHealth, CVS, Cigna PBMs advances
A federal judge denied a bid by CVS Health, Cigna and UnitedHealth Group to block the Federal Trade Commission's pricing case ...
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States take firmer hand against health insurance denials
States such as Pennsylvania and Arizona are taking on more responsibility for helping patients fight health insurance ...
A proposed law could force California health insurers to explain claim denials
A California lawmaker introduced a measure to force health insurers to disclose denial rates and explain denials as anger ...
Company says family of Wisconsin man who died after inhaler price jumped have no grounds to sue
Optum Rx, a subsidiary of UnitedHealth Group, on Friday filed a motion to dismiss the lawsuit brought by the family of Cole ...
When the Cost of His Asthma Inhaler Went Up $500, His Parents Claim He Couldn't Pay. Two Weeks Later He Was Dead at 22
Cole Schmidtknecht, 22, couldn't pay for his daily inhaler due to the “prohibitively expensive” price increase. Two weeks ...
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Wisconsin asthma death lawsuit; family sues Walgreens, Optum Rx
They told him there were no cheaper alternatives or generic medications available, they didn't contact Optum Rx to request an exception on Cole's behalf, and they didn't ask Cole's doctor to ...
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Wisconsin couple sues Walgreens, OptumRx over son's death linked to medication price hike
They told him there were no cheaper alternatives or generic medications available, they didn't contact OptumRx to request an exception on Cole's behalf, and they didn't ask Cole's doctor to ...