Beta thalassemia is a blood disorder that reduces the production of hemoglobin, the key iron-containing protein essential for the transport of oxygen to cells throughout the body. The diminished flow of oxygen causes weakness, fatigue, slow growth, bone abnormalities, and other serious complications. Affected individuals with severe symptoms require frequent blood transfusions in order to […]
When you make a purchase, you want to know it’s worthwhile. The phrase, “you get what you pay for” refers to spending less for an inferior product, but it also hints at expectations. You anticipate a product or service commensurate with what was spent. Legal consumers are no different. “These are people that probably spent […]
We’ve saved a major announcement for the P3 2019 Pricing Conference: We’re now offering a subscription staffing service. Law practices and legal service companies can now subscribe to our platform for low to no fee permanent hiring and dramatically reduced payrolling fees for flexible hires. You can read more about the “how” here, we’d like […]
As a pharmacist for 40 years in San Antonio, I have seen the impact rising prescription drug prices have on patients. Drug prices have soared over the last two decades, which has put untold financial stress and added health complications onto thousands of Texas families and seniors. Too often, patients will hand their medications back […]
A longtime hospital CEO in New Jersey is calling for price transparency — even advocating for disclosure of negotiated prices between hospitals and insurers — as the industry pushes back against attempts by the Trump administration to force highly secretive rates out into the open. “The current healthcare market is a complex system of secret […]
Companies that sell computers, cloths, food, or most other items Americans buy are not required by law to post their prices. But many do anyhow because consumers are always out to save money. Except when it comes to health care, argues Scott W. Atlas, MD, in an opinion piece in the Wall Street Journal. All […]
Prices for health care services vary significantly, not only across markets but also within markets across settings of care. For example, the same services or care received in hospital outpatient departments (HOPDs) can cost several times as much as care received in ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs), with no difference in quality. This significant variation in […]
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If you’re booking travel online, both the day of the week when you make your purchase and the day you choose to fly can make a difference in what you’ll pay. For the best prices, it’s a good idea to purchase flights on a weekend, according to the 2019 Travel Pricing Outlook, compiled by Airlines […]
PHILADELPHIA — You know the drug pricing debate has reached a new height when the acting FDA commissioner starts to chime in on a public forum. In response to a question on gene therapies posed during a fireside chat at the annual BIO convention, Ned Sharpless acknowledged the importance of discussing cost — though it […]
If your business strategy is to compete over price, then be prepared for a nickel-and-dime race to the bottom of the barrel. In my book, All In, I talk about the different businesses I’ve started and how I’ve never really invented anything new. People love to talk about “the first-mover advantage,” but to be honest, […]
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This Week in Pricing > 6/22/19
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MTA And City Move Forward On Congestion Pricing | Gothamist
The MTA and the city’s Department of Transportation (DOT) are moving forward with preparations for implementing congestion pricing. For now, that means issuing a “Memorandum of Understanding” (MOU) on what the next steps are to get the program up and running. This is so both agencies are on the same page when it comes to […]
Harnessing Big Data For Better Pricing Results | Professional Pricing Society
Pricing strategies, like big data, can be key to improving profits in business. According to a study conducted by McKinsey & Company, even a 1 percent price increase can translate into an 8.7 percent boost in operating profits (assuming no loss of volume). However, companies continue to fail to price their products and services appropriately, […]
Alcohol sales in Scotland fall to all-time low in 2018 | HeraldScotland
ALCOHOL sales in Scotland fell to an all-time low in the year that minimum pricing came into force. The latest data, for 2018, reveals that adults in Scotland are now consuming less alcohol than they have since records began in 1994. Teenagers are also less likely than ever to have tried alcohol, with the percentage […]
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