It’s hard not to like the notion of value-based pricing for prescription drugs. It aims to ensure that the prices we pay for drugs reflect the benefits they provide, either in terms of longer life or better quality of life. And what could be more American than letting the market determine the right price through the intersection […]
When the time comes to sell your home, it’s important to price the home right. If the home is badly priced, either too expensive or too inexpensive, you may lose money and take a long time to sell. Understanding the dangers of incorrect pricing, and working with a real estate professional to price your home […]
IN A HOT real estate and stock market, investors may be looking for new and innovative opportunities beyond the high-priced apartment buildings and buildable land. Self-storage facilities have the upside of being “fairly resilient through both economic booms and downturns,” and capitalize on society’s need to accumulate stuff, says Paul Letourneau, manager of commercial loan […]
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. reports having achieved record revenues, gross profit, and adjusted EBITDA in the second quarter of 2019. Aggregates shipments increased 10 percent, and pricing momentum continued with gains across all building materials product lines. Highlights from Q2 2019 include: Total revenues of $1.279 billion compared to $1.202 billion in Q2 2018; Products and […]
What does luxury travel now have in common with grocery shopping, music streaming, and shaving? The subscription model. In mid-July, Denver-based travel club Inspirato launched its Inspirato Pass, which allows customers to book unlimited stays in luxury vacation homes, as well as legacy five-star hotel brands such as Ritz Carlton, starting at $2,500 a month […]
Pricing a non-luxury home for sale is a bit easier than pricing luxury homes since with non-luxury homes there is plenty of recent sales data from comparable homes being sold. Luxury homes on the other hand take longer to sell due to the smaller pool of luxury home buyers and as a result the sales […]
The Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act that passed in the Senate Finance Committee by a bipartisan vote of 19 to 9 is facing opposition from some Republicans in the full Senate. The bill is scheduled to go before the Senate in the fall, but some GOP senators oppose the legislation as price control. Senate Majority […]
The drug industry’s primary trade group increased its spending on lobbying during the second quarter, as President Donald Trump’s promised efforts to lower the prices of prescription drugs stalled. The Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, which represents leading drugmakers, reported spending $6.2 million in the quarter that ended June 30, a 12% increase from […]
The common comparison of having increased transparency in drug pricing to forcing car companies to add sticker prices is flawed because it overstates the usefulness of the knowledge by implying that patients have much more power to act — to shop around or negotiate — than they actually do. In other pharmaceutical news: lobbying efforts […]
Cruising along Interstate 77, employing my Google-Fu and doing background research for a patent application (I’m a scientist! Who knew?!), I had an epiphany about how we can address at least some parts of our drug cost crisis. Admittedly this occurred while I was perusing Twitter (SQUIRREL!), but anyway there I was reading @ChrissyFarr’s latest […]
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Apple Arcade Could Win Customers with Attractive Pricing | Market Realist
Apple’s (AAPL) is rumored to be offering its upcoming gaming subscription service, Apple Arcade, for $4.99 per month. Guilherme Rambo from 9to5Mac revealed the expected price of Apple Arcade based on a promotional message in one of the application programming interfaces used by the Apple Store app. 9to5Mac gained access to a special early access […]
Apple TV+ Cost: Tech Giant Reportedly Eyes $9.99 Price Point | Observer
Timing is everything. On Monday, we explored how we would handle the missing details surrounding Apple’s forthcoming streaming service, Apple TV+, including the still unknown cost and launch date of the platform. Today, we may have been given an answer on the former. Apple is reportedly “weighing” a $9.99 per month cost following a free […]
AT&T brings cable TV prices to online streaming with $135 monthly plan | Ars Technica
AT&T is now charging up to $135 a month for the online video service formerly known as DirecTV Now. DirecTV Now launched in 2016 with plans ranging from $35 to $70 a month for 60 to 120 channels. There have been several price increases and a reduction in the number of channels since, resulting in […]
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