When Cole Schmidtknect went to get his inhaler at the beginning of 2024, he was informed of an 800% price increase — and essentially told the pharmacist to kick rocks.
“He walked out,” Schmidtknect’s father told WMTV last November. “Chose rent over his medicine.”
Just a few days after refusing to pay for that expensive prescription, the 22-year-old had a severe asthma attack. Because he didn’t have his inhaler, his parents say, it was fatal.
Next_Grab_9009 on
Imagine having to pay $539 just to be able to fucking *breathe*!
Protect the NHS at all costs.
FreedomsPower on
This is what happens when elect far-right Presidents.. they do nothing while companies proce gouge
notfromrotterdam on
MAGA: “Gna, gna, gna!”
Laughing__Man on
Pharma will just Deny, Depose, and Defend against this mothers claim. Private healthcare is killing Americans
Several_Leather_9500 on
It’s nuts that the pro-life people don’t give a rats ass about the 60,000 people that die each year from denied insurance claims (yes, I know they only care about fetuses). Legalized murder for profit. USA! USA!
sonia72quebec on
It’s criminal. I pay 5$ for it in Canada (Québec) and 40$ for Advair.
Powerful_Artist on
Sadly, unless this person or their child was famous not many Americans will care
Lanternestjerne on
Even though it is terrible and I am sorry for the family, Advair is not used for astma attacks.
He should have had an inhalor for attacks as well
Melodic-Psychology62 on
Isn’t that the medication that was financed and developed by our government? Simply highjacking a product and slapping a label on it and raising the price at little to no cost should be stoped.
fungusjewmungus on
Man I would be scared for CEO’s if this happened to my kid
MysteriousPark3806 on
Where will the next Luigi come from?
thefourthhouse on
This would be exactly how you would systematically kill the poor without physical violence. Curious, that.
Sublime-Prime on
I think better stated UnitedHealth did not cover the cost of his inhaler Big Pharma raised the price. But both are guilty IMHO .
Netprincess on
My inhaler has gone for $25 self pay to $ close that that much. It was $9 before Bush killed CFCs then it skyrocketed for no reason and no president has done shit. NO president.
Watch CVS they are the devil and the highest pricing.
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When Cole Schmidtknect went to get his inhaler at the beginning of 2024, he was informed of an 800% price increase — and essentially told the pharmacist to kick rocks.
“He walked out,” Schmidtknect’s father told WMTV last November. “Chose rent over his medicine.”
Just a few days after refusing to pay for that expensive prescription, the 22-year-old had a severe asthma attack. Because he didn’t have his inhaler, his parents say, it was fatal.
Imagine having to pay $539 just to be able to fucking *breathe*!
Protect the NHS at all costs.
This is what happens when elect far-right Presidents.. they do nothing while companies proce gouge
MAGA: “Gna, gna, gna!”
Pharma will just Deny, Depose, and Defend against this mothers claim. Private healthcare is killing Americans
It’s nuts that the pro-life people don’t give a rats ass about the 60,000 people that die each year from denied insurance claims (yes, I know they only care about fetuses). Legalized murder for profit. USA! USA!
It’s criminal. I pay 5$ for it in Canada (Québec) and 40$ for Advair.
Sadly, unless this person or their child was famous not many Americans will care
Even though it is terrible and I am sorry for the family, Advair is not used for astma attacks.
He should have had an inhalor for attacks as well
Isn’t that the medication that was financed and developed by our government? Simply highjacking a product and slapping a label on it and raising the price at little to no cost should be stoped.
Man I would be scared for CEO’s if this happened to my kid
Where will the next Luigi come from?
This would be exactly how you would systematically kill the poor without physical violence. Curious, that.
I think better stated UnitedHealth did not cover the cost of his inhaler Big Pharma raised the price. But both are guilty IMHO .
My inhaler has gone for $25 self pay to $ close that that much. It was $9 before Bush killed CFCs then it skyrocketed for no reason and no president has done shit. NO president.
Watch CVS they are the devil and the highest pricing.