In the short-term, specifically through the rest of this calendar quarter, I don’t expect Apple to implement a direct price cut on the iPhone XR, iPhone XS, or iPhone XS Max to consumers. Although Tim Cook and his team are looking to move to services for more of its income, the “iPhone as a luxury […]
Another point that was raised during the summit was what the future neighborhood drugstore may look like. Larry Murlow, CEO of CVS, said that the retail space of the neighborhood stores will likely be dedicated to other services in the future as it moves to change the healthcare model. Murlow suggested that the future drugstore won’t […]
Under CMS proposed rule, price concessions would be reflected at point of sale APhA and other pharmacy groups hailed a CMS proposed rule that, if finalized, would pass drug price concessions directly to Medicare Advantage (MA) and Part D beneficiaries at the pharmacy counter. The proposed rule would account for pharmacy price concessions, also known […]
ARLINGTON, Va.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Surescripts released new data revealing the significant impact of its benefit optimization tools, which have realized measurable cost and time savings for patients and providers. Prescribers utilizing Surescripts Real-Time Prescription Benefit saved patients as much as $8,032 in out-of-pocket costs on a single prescription. Further, when prescribing a medication requiring a prior authorization […]
As the federal government pushes for increased price transparency, anesthesia practices should prepare to see volume changes at their facilities, according to Anesthesia Business Consultants President and CEO Tony Mira. Here are five takeaways: 1. With patients’ out-of-pocket costs growing, the federal government has made price transparency a top priority. … 4. With this tool, […]
Republican opposition is building to a proposal from President Trump to lower drug prices in Medicare. The rare break between Trump and Republican allies follows an aggressive step from the president in October that would tie certain Medicare drug prices to lower prices in other countries, a departure from the traditional GOP position. A coalition of […]
Unlike many biological diseases, however, this tragic phenomenon has a readily identifiable cause and, potentially, set of cures. When patients who failed to fill out their prescriptions were asked to provide a reason for doing so in a 2017 NPR Health Poll, 67 percent of respondents cited high cost, a number which rose to a staggering […]
While biosimilar makers have long established themselves in Europe, only a few copycat versions of biologics have launched in the nascent US market, which is beginning to show signs of maturing, but is complicated by a reimbursement landscape fractured by multiple players. The spotlight on drug pricing, however, may at long last provide the catalyst for […]
The Department of Health and Human Services will implement the long-delayed final rule for enforcing 340B drug ceiling price transparency, on January 1, 2019. The rule directs pharmaceutical manufacturers participating in the 340B drug pricing program to disclose the maximum per unit ceiling price that can be charged to 340B hospitals. Enforcement will be maintained […]
Troubled discount footwear chain Payless Shoesource may want to change its name. The privately-held Topeka, Kansas-based shoe seller executed the reverse of a bait-and-switch operation recently with a luxury influencer event held in Santa Monica, California. Payless took over a former Armani store, renamed the retail location as “Palessi,” and stocked the outlet with its discount-priced boots, […]
This Week in Pricing > 12/8/18
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As part of his Ph.D. research, Stephan Liozu studied the organizational and behavioral factors influencing the firm transformation towards pricing excellence. Pricing excellence combines both dimensions of pricing orientation and pricing realization leading too superior pricing power and ultimately to superior firm performance. During his research explorations, Stephan Liozu studied in depth the value-based pricing […]
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More Bad News From Apple As iPhone XR Price Slashed | Forbes
In the short-term, specifically through the rest of this calendar quarter, I don’t expect Apple to implement a direct price cut on the iPhone XR, iPhone XS, or iPhone XS Max to consumers. Although Tim Cook and his team are looking to move to services for more of its income, the “iPhone as a luxury […]
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