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Saturday, February 01, 2025

Cole Schmidtknecht (22) from Wisconsin died after an asthma attack when he couldn't afford to pay for his medication which suddenly rose in price from $66 to $539. Cole left Walgreens that day without filling his prescription because the insurance company wouldn't pay for it. In the days that followed, Cole repeatedly struggled to breathe and relied solely on an old emergency inhaler. Turning blue, his friend drove Cole to the hospital, but doctors were unable to save this young, happy good-looking man.

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This is another outrageous example of the healthcare industry putting profits over people. The bereaved Schmidtknecht family filed civil lawsuits, but that won't bring their son back. Cole Schmidtknecht was killed by what Friedrich Engels called "social murder:" Death by indirect violence such as poverty, injustice, or political oppression.

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What NYC jury would convict Luigi Mangione for whacking a greedy healthcare oligarch who made millions of dollars a year while poor people suffered and died from his company's deny, delay, and defer tactics? Poor Cole was just starting out in life at 22 when OptumRx screwed him over, leading to his untimely death and destroying his family.

#1 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2025-02-01 06:00 AM | Reply

#1 I predict Jury Nullification in his case. I might be wrong but I doubt it. Just sayin

#2 | Posted by LauraMohr at 2025-02-01 06:18 AM | Reply

Hi Laura Mohr, I concur about jury nullification with Luigi. NYS had some extraordinary cases of late, like Trumpf being sentenced to "unconditional discharge." And poor Cole was just 22 years old, barely starting his life. I was sickened reading his story.

#3 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2025-02-01 06:56 AM | Reply

Yup, best medical care system. In. The. World.

Keep believing that, as avarice kills us off.

#4 | Posted by Doc_Sarvis at 2025-02-01 06:59 AM | Reply

Best country ever!

#5 | Posted by hamburglar at 2025-02-01 08:09 AM | Reply

Think of the money he'll save now.

#6 | Posted by fortfisher at 2025-02-01 08:24 AM | Reply

This kind of thing just makes me Sad.

Republican control of government will make these kind of things more frequent.

They really don't give a damn about anything but further enriching the already Rich.

Shareholder Value is the greatest possible Good.

The lives of the Citizens are less than an afterthought.

Revolution.....?

#7 | Posted by Effeteposer at 2025-02-01 08:33 AM | Reply

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