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Podcast: Pharmacy Podcast Network
Episode: Broken Insurance & the Loss of a Son | PBM Reform Podcast
Description: Special Guests:Â
Shanon Schmidtknecht & Loretta BoesingÂ
Cole Schmidtknecht was a 22-year-old young man living in Appleton, Wisconsin who loved video games and sports. His parents Bil and Shanon described him as an inspirational free spirit with a love for being heard. Cole was diagnosed with severe asthma at only a year old. He had just recently moved out on his own with opportunities to chase his dreams, until his life was cut short earlier this year. “January 10th,, he went to the pharmacy to get his prescription and was told it was no longer covered by his insu...