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A Conservative Court Just Backed Drug Price Accountability  ALDP May 18, 2026

By ALDP Co-Founders Michael Glassner and Jason Young For years, some of the world’s largest drug companies tried to use the courts to stop Medicare from negotiating drug prices. Today, the…
Chemotherapy Deserts, Part Two: Why the Market Broke – and Who Pays the Price (Part 2 of 2) ALDP May 6, 2026

By ALDP Co-Founders Michael Glassner and Jason Young In Part One, we re-told the story of Herlinda Sanchez and the expanding geography of chemotherapy deserts – the communities across rural…
Chemotherapy Deserts: Where Did the Care Go? (Part 1 of 2) ALDP April 29, 2026

By ALDP Co-Founders Michael Glassner and Jason Young The night before her chemotherapy, Herlinda Sanchez sets out her clothes and checks that she has everything she needs: a blanket, medications,…
Louisiana Just Voted 5-0 to See the Truth About Drug Prices ALDP April 2, 2026

By ALDP Co-Founder Jason Young The Louisiana Senate Committee on Insurance voted unanimously today – 5 to 0 – to advance SB 401, a Prescription Drug Affordability Board bill authored…
The Clock Is Ticking: Why States Must Act Now on Drug Prices (Part 2 of 2) ALDP March 15, 2026

By ALDP Co-Founders Michael Glassner and Jason Young In Part 1 of this series, we gave the Trump administration real credit for TrumpRx.gov, and we meant it. Political will matters….
Credit Where It’s Due — and Questions That Still Need Answers (Part 1 of 2) ALDP March 11, 2026

By ALDP Co-Founders Michael Glassner and Jason Young President Trump deserves real credit. Not everyone in the drug-pricing debate will agree. But at Americans for Lower Drug Prices, we say…
When Pharmacies Are Forced to Sell, Patients Pay the Price ALDP March 8, 2026

By ALDP Co-founders Michael Glassner and Jason Young Supporters of Tennessee Senate Bill 2040 and its House companion, HB 1959, have a reassuring answer for anyone who worries about pharmacy…
Veterans Are Patients, Not a Political Talking Point ALDP March 5, 2026

By ALDP Co-Founders Michael Glassner and Jason Young As the 2026 state legislative season unfolds, some state legislatures are taking up bills that would mandate significant changes to pharmacy ownership…
One State of the Union, Two Parties, One Winning Issue: Lower Drug Prices ALDP February 25, 2026

By ALDP Co-Founders Michael Glassner and Jason Young Americans watched two very different political leaders take the national stage tonight: President Trump delivering the State of the Union, and Virginia…
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SB 2040/HB 1959 Could Eliminate Pharmacies Tennesseans Depend On – Without Lowering Drug Prices ALDP February 17, 2026

By ALDP Co-Founders Michael Glassner and Jason Young Prescription drug costs are a serious problem in Tennessee, patients and small businesses have told us time and again.  The moment Keezi saw the $600-a-month bill for two medications, he…