Optum Reasserts ERISA Preemption in Lawsuit Over Asthma Death
Federal benefits law preempts state law claims in a suit a young man’s family filed over his death after his insurance ...
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This Wisconsin couple is suing Walgreens, Optum Rx — alleging 22-year-old son died after sudden $500 price spike on asthma meds. Here’s their case and how to deal with ...
The Schmidtknechts' lawsuit alleges that the benefits company, Optum RX, owned by UnitedHealth Group, violated Wisconsin law by increasing the prescription's cost without a valid medical reason ...
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Express Scripts, Caremark, Optum Rx plan to appeal effort to block FTC lawsuit
Halting the case would be “against the public’s interest,” Judge Matthew Schelp ruled. Express Scripts, Caremark and Optum Rx are now hoping the St. Louis-based 8th Circuit may give them ...