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What really matters in B2B dynamic pricing | McKinsey

What really matters in B2B dynamic pricing | McKinsey

Companies that succeed at analytics-based pricing build a strong foundation—and include their salesforce in developing it from the start. Like many of its peers, a medical-technology company was struggling to adapt to changing market dynamics. Its traditional relationship-based sales model was coming under threat from increased competition and scrutiny from hospitals, while end users, especially […]

Report highlights significant variation in healthcare costs | Augusta Free Press

Unlike insurers and employers, those without health insurance have very little information to help to negotiate costs. On VHI’s website, consumers can gain leverage by using the average amount health insurance companies approve. “With the release of the 2016 Healthcare Pricing Transparency report, VHI continues to serve as an unbiased resource for consumers trying to […]

Hotel and Air Prices to Rise Sharply in 2019, Per GBTA/CWT Research: Meetings & Conventions

Hotel and Air Prices to Rise Sharply in 2019, Per GBTA/CWT Research: Meetings & Conventions

Travelers can expect steep increases in prices in 2019, with hotel room rates rising by 3.7 percent and the cost of air tickets climbing by 2.6 percent, according to the fifth annual Global Travel Forecast, published today by the Global Business Travel Association and Carlson Wagonlit Travel with the support of the Carlson Family Foundation. The report […]

Price caps for airlines complicated but minor issue, says CIMB Research | The Star Online

CIMB Research believes that the price caps are likely to be set quite high, because 1) a low-price cap will hurt Malaysia Airlines (MAS) and Malindo more, as their airfares are typically higher than AirAsia ‘s, and 2) it is not in the interests of Mavcom to drive MAS and Malindo out of business, since […]

Trump Promises Lower Drug Prices, but Drops Populist Solutions | The New York Times

Trump Promises Lower Drug Prices, but Drops Populist Solutions | The New York Times

WASHINGTON — President Trump vowed on Friday to “bring soaring drug prices back down to earth” by promoting competition among pharmaceutical companies, and he suggested that the government could require drugmakers to disclose prices in their ubiquitous television advertising. But he dropped the popular and populist proposals of his presidential campaign, opting not to have […]

White House advisers cite USC research as basis for potential drug price reforms | USC News

White House advisers cite USC research as basis for potential drug price reforms | USC News

White House advisory council has issued several recommendations for reining in U.S. prescription drug prices and costs, some of which stem directly from the work of the USC Leonard Schaeffer Center for Health Policy and Economics. Voters are increasingly concerned about rising drug prices and health care costs — to the point that two presidential […]

Budget, White Paper Provide Insight Into Trump Administration’s Strategy On Drug Pricing | Health Affairs

Budget, White Paper Provide Insight Into Trump Administration’s Strategy On Drug Pricing | Health Affairs

During his first year in office, President Donald Trump spoke often about the problem of high drug prices but took no action on the subject. President Trump’s new budget proposal and a newly released white paper from the White House Council of Economic Advisors (CEA) aim to change that by laying out a strategy for […]

Pricing Lessons from the Pharmaceutical Industry | Strategic Pricing Solutions

Pricing Lessons from the Pharmaceutical Industry | Strategic Pricing Solutions

Over the past several months, pricing strategies and practices of the pharmaceutical industry have been a subject of discussion, many times for the wrong reasons. In particular, Valeant has come under extreme criticism for raising the prices of its drugs. Another company, Turing Pharmaceuticals raised the price of Daraprim from $13.50 to $750.00, an increase […]

When to Use Low Prices to Grab Market Share | Strategic Pricing Solutions

When to Use Low Prices to Grab Market Share | Strategic Pricing Solutions

I don’t use Uber often, but our family recently used it to take us to the airport. When we returned, we just walked outside the airport and hopped in a taxi. The price of the Uber ride ended up about 35% lower than the price of the taxi. That is not news. It has been […]

Dynamic Pricing and Surge Pricing are Good for All | Strategic Pricing Solutions

Dynamic Pricing and Surge Pricing are Good for All | Strategic Pricing Solutions

If you’ve ever tried to take an Uber during a rainstorm or on a holiday, you know why surge pricing can be unpopular. Then again, if you’ve been picked up by that Uber while other people were still waiting for cabs, you know why it also makes sense and provides benefit to customers. Surge pricing which is another name […]