@three_star_dave +9001%
There's a reason billing shit without itemizing it is very illegal in Germany.

And that is a good thing: Because people have a right to #Pricing #Transparency.

Just like @BNetzA demands a standardized pricing info stating monthly fees, contract terms and durations as well as limits clearly.

Nothing prevents the #FCC from copy & pasting that 1:1...
It's called "telecommunication transparency code"

And here's the text (sadly only in German):
https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/tktransparenzv/BJNR297700016.html

@malwaretech

I've heard rumours that someone mathematically proved that there will eventually be a commercial flight where two passengers paid the same amount for their tickets.

I'll believe it when I see it. 😜

#pricing #airline

Let's Set Trump's Insulin Pricing Record Straight

https://rant.li/thenonameleague/lets-set-trumps-insulin-pricing-record-straight

Except only slightly and for a token few, the former US president never reduced insulin prices, and the current president has never increased them...

Whenever a US politician brings up the price of insulin nowadays, a pile of the ex-president's peeps get to it on social media spinning a false narrative that he had already lowered insulin prices down to $35 and on the day Biden came into office it was reversed, causing insulin prices to skyrocket back up.

#Trump signed an executive order in July 2020 in that would only end up refusing health services for the poor at FQHCs.

Rightfully, it was put on hold before it could go into effect and, later rescinded by the HHS by Nov. 2021.

In May 2020 the CMS created a rule for a voluntary $35 insulin price cap for private Medicare Part D plans. (only a third of plans participated).

As a result of the willful ignorance in the MAGA-faithful, they have conflated the FQHC EO with the CMS $35 rule.

So the myth is that the current president rescinded ton day one.

The truth is that it has never not been in effect since Jan. 1 2021, but under the IRA has been expanded to be mandatory for all #Medicare plans.

This is not a defense of President #Biden or the #Democrats by any means.
This is simply a pedantically thorough explanation of historical & political context, as well as reality.

#Diabetes isn't a fucking hobby.
Those of us who rely on a substance to make it through the day shouldn't be used as disingenuous political fodder.

(#UHC would go a long way to solve a lot of the issues with access to #insulin and its #pricing)

You can read the long pedantic source-laden article at the above #fediverse-friendly link or the #Medium link below.

https://medium.com/@c.s.balthazar/lets-set-trump-s-insulin-pricing-record-straight-b75c78a66c67?source=friends_link&sk=7b4112bd3e4930511bbf7d4366e55ee3

Amazon's Radical Plan for Healthcare: La Carte Pricing

#amazon #healthcare #healthcarecosts #lacarte #pricing
https://usnewsper.com/2023/08/amazons-radical-plan-for-healthcare-la-carte-pricing/?feed_id=27273&_unique_id=64e49f721b890

Nike is designing new shoes and clothing lines using #generativeAI tools, while Walmart, Target and Macy’s are using the technology to optimize #pricing strategies.

https://www.afr.com/companies/retail/ai-is-a-game-changer-for-retail-just-ask-chatgpt-20230426-p5d3fb

#retail #retailtech #AI #GenAI #ChatGPT #OpenAI

#Memory_Lane | #BIG_PHARMA ⚕️ 😷 💉 💊 July 15 (Reuters) -

#Pfizer_Inc (PFE.N) has #agreed to #pay $345 million to resolve #claims by consumers who claim they #overpaid for #EpiPens due to #anti_competitive and #unfair_practices by the #drugmaker and the company that markets the #emergency_allergy_treatment, Mylan.

The proposed #class_action settlement was disclosed in a filing in federal court in Kansas City, #Kansas. The deal, which requires a judge's approval, would not resolve claims against Mylan, which is scheduled to face #trial in #January.

Paul Geller, a lawyer for the plaintiffs, said they were "pleased that Pfizer resolved its part of this class action lawsuit over the #pricing of EpiPens."

Pfizer, which did not #admit wrongdoing, did not immediately #respond to a request for comment.

https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/pfizer-agrees-pay-345-mln-resolve-epipen-pricing-lawsuit-2021-07-16/

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#Pfizer_Inc (PFE.N) has #agreed to #pay $345 million to resolve #claims by consumers who claim they #overpaid for #EpiPens due to #anti_competitive and #unfair_practices by the #drugmaker and the company that markets the #emergency_allergy_treatment, Mylan.

The proposed #class_action settlement was disclosed in a filing in federal court in Kansas City, #Kansas. The deal, which requires a judge's approval, would not resolve claims against Mylan, which is scheduled to face #trial in #January.

Paul Geller, a lawyer for the plaintiffs, said they were "pleased that Pfizer resolved its part of this class action lawsuit over the #pricing of EpiPens."

Pfizer, which did not #admit wrongdoing, did not immediately #respond to a request for comment.

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Those prices you see aren't just numbers – they're mind games. More here in this post...

#business #marketing #pricing

https://medium.com/everything-shortform/pricing-isnt-just-a-numbers-game-bb96c6b5aa6f

In #business school my favorite class was #pricing — which I didn't expect. I thought it would consist entirely of spreadsheets and formulas. And while we certainly employed many of those, what fascinated me most were the psychological games. Not saying they're ethical, just omnipresent, so it's important to know them — specially if you're trying to buy airline tickets, as this article explains...

#airlines #marketing #psychology

https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2023-07-22/how-airlines-trick-you-into-paying-more

年内「再値上げ」が過半数、家計に逆風　企業の価格戦略に変化の兆し：朝日新聞デジタル
https://digital.asahi.com/sp/articles/ASR7P3J5SR7JULFA001.html

#economy #pricing #retail #consumer

And yes, #pricing on it's own isn't a good indicator unless put into context...

In 2021, you paid at least €100 for a good 1TB SATA SSD [Crucial BX500] but right now you can get the same drive for under €50...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Yr6CaKstZw&t=198s

Which grocer wins the award for the most expensive and numerous pricing errors in favor of the store on a single receipt?

The Fresh Market! Now I have to save the receipt.

For awhile, the winner was Earthfare, but it's gone. Then it was Deep Roots co-op.

Earthfare got so bad that I wrote the state agency that regulates that and started taking a marker with me to write prices on each item.

For me, the winners for best accuracy are Harris Teeter and Food Lion.

#pricing #grocer #SuperMarkets

Kotaku: Oh Snap, The Sims 5 Looks Like It's Going To Be Free-To-Play https://kotaku.com/the-sims-5-project-rene-free-to-play-ea-maxis-release-1850587798 #gaming #tech #kotaku #singleplayervideogames #lifesimulationgames #electronicartsgames #technologyinternet #thesims4gamepacks #electronicarts #windowsgames #apexlegends #thesims5 #thesims4 #thesims3 #thesims #pricing #sports #sims #rene

@ematts - I've written about the #Amazon strategy with location tracking here:

https://www.technologytalk.net/p/episode-88-amazon-wants-your-palm#details

But I'm not yet clear on what their entrance into #Medicine means in the long term for #privacy, #pricing, or #security

I have friends who LOVE the amazon #pharmacy service as it saves them time and money.

But still...

Not in the US, though.

Microsoft is hiking the price of Xbox Series X and Xbox Game Pass https://www.theverge.com/2023/6/21/23768400/microsoft-xbox-series-x-xbox-game-pass-price-increase

#Microsoft #XboxSeriexX #Xbox #GmePass #Pricing #GameNews

eBook-Pricing – den richtigen Verkaufspreis wählen https://blog.tolino-media.de/2023/06/ebook-pricing-verkaufspreis/ #Self-Publisher-Day #Einführungspreis #Preisstrategie #Verkaufspreis #Preispolitik #eBook-Preis #Preisaktion #tolinomedia #Praxistipp #Marketing #Buchpreis #Pricing #tolino #VK

@blair_fix on #pricing:
"On the one hand, the profit target and markup built into the price reflect the firm’s power, while, on the other hand, that power, exercised by the high price, serves to restrict industry below its full capacity. The sabotage and the power to inflict it remain concealed, but their consequences are very real."
https://blairfix.github.io/capital_as_power/accumulation-and-sabotage.html#fnref174 #inflation #prices

Reddit blackout: More than 3,000 subreddits to go dark in protest to new changes | The Independent
https://www.independent.co.uk/tech/reddit-blackout-date-protest-subreddits-b2352492.html

#Reddit
#RedditBlackout
#ThirdPartyApps
#Pricing
#Developers
#Apollo
#API
#SubReddits
#Huffman
#TopTomCat
#Moderators
#OfficialRedditApp
#Twitter
#Imgur
#SocialMedia
#AI
#OpenAI
#DataScraping

Reddit is soon setting some very painful restrictions on third party api access... #reddit #client #pricing

#reddit is digging its grave with the API pricing and showing that they clearly don't care about the users who made its platform successful. This is the last straw for many of their users, including myself. Once the Apollo app stops working, I will be deleting my reddit account and leaving the platform to whatever fate it suffers.

#digg #api #pricing