American Pharmacies is known for its fierce commitment to legislative advocacy and the ongoing successes those efforts produce. We established our political roots in the Lone Star State with the Texas Pharmacy Business Council in 2009, the first full-time, dedicated advocacy arm created by any U.S. purchasing group. As our size and reach have grown, our focus has expanded to multiple states, four of them in which we have passed nine bills since 2017.

“Advocacy is in our blood,” APRx President Laird Leavoy says. “It has been every bit as important as purchasing economics in our value proposition since day one. We are totally committed to the economic welfare of our members, and that means maximum effort in the legislative and legal arena.”

Michael Wright, VP of government affairs, has spearheaded our expansion into multiple states with our trademark blend of hard work, decisive action, realistic incremental goals and key strategic partnerships. “We take a calculated, strategic approach to every state we engage in,” Wright says. “We build sustainable efforts with strong partners. That approach has helped us pass 12 of 15 bills filed in Texas and now nine bills in other states.”