prescription drug costs

Opinion

Alabama’s pharmacy deserts are growing—rural communities paying the price

Protecting Alabama’s pharmacies means protecting Alabama’s patients.

Kelly Reese

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October 9, 2025

Americans pay triple for prescriptions while Big Pharma reaps profits

A consumer advocacy group sounded the alarm that Americans consistently paid the highest prices globally for the same treatments.

September 9, 2025

Opinion

Gov. Ivey must say “No” to prescription drug price hikes for patients

This bill is nothing more than big government run amok, allowing the state to dictate how businesses can and cannot be compensated.

Donna Skipper

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April 10, 2025

Reject Big Pharma’s money-grab that would harm Alabama’s businesses, employees

The proposed changes to PBMs will place an unnecessary financial strain on Alabama’s businesses and families.

Mike Ball

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April 2, 2025

Report: Proposed $10.64 prescription fee could cost Alabamians $347M per year

According to AAHC, the proposed fee could result in an estimated annual increase of $900 per person.

February 18, 2025

Trump ends program to lower prescription prices, make disease therapy available

Trump reversed a Biden order that sought to lower drug prices and make gene and cell therapies for cancer and other disease treatment available to Medicaid patients.

Josh Moon

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January 21, 2025

Rep. Sewell to host Seniors Resource Roundtable in Linden

Rep. Sewell will discuss Democrats’ Inflation Reduction Act.

June 17, 2024

Sewell votes to advance Biden’s Build Back Better plan out of committee

The bill still has to pass on the House floor and in the Senate.

Brandon Moseley

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September 16, 2021

White House abandons House bill to reduce prescription drug costs, favors Senate bill

Any hopes that President Trump might support a House bill to lower prescription drug prices by negotiating those prices with drug makers were dashed Thursday after a White House official said the administration supports a Senate version instead.  U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell, D-Alabama, wrote a provision into the Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now … Continued

Eddie Burkhalter

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November 1, 2019