The parents of Cole Schmidtknecht, 22, are suing his medical insurance company and pharmacy after he died of an asthma attack, allegedly due to the new cost of his inhaler The price of Cole's ...

We examined asthma costs in a large employment-based population. Health care claims data from 1994 through 1998 were used to identify persons with asthma. We then examined the costs associated ...

Diagnosed with asthma as a baby, Cole took the inhaler daily ... for daily use was no longer covered by his insurance and would cost him $539.19 out of pocket — more than eight times the maximum ...

A healthcare provider may prescribe a nebulizer to treat acute conditions involving inflammation or wheezing—not necessarily ...

More research is needed to determine drivers of inhaler costs and patient knowledge on available financial assistance, ...

Asthma is an expensive chronic condition that is increasingly common in employer risk pools. During the late 1990s, inpatient hospital costs were largely stable despite increases in the prevalence ...