Rep. Snodgrass, Sen. Dassler-Alfheim: Introduce bill to cap costs on asthma medications

MADISON, WI - Representative Lee Snodgrass (D-Appleton) and State Senator Kristin Dassler-Alfheim (D-Appleton) introduced a bill that would cap out-of-pocket costs for life-saving asthma medications. In 2024, Appleton resident Cole Schmidtknecht tragically died when he was unable to afford the cost of his asthma inhaler which skyrocketed to over $500–more than fifteen times the original cost. This...