In negotiation, the first number often carries disproportionate weight. While perhaps not always an absolute guarantee of victory, the concept of “anchoring bias” suggests it’s a powerful and ...
From the time that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) first provided public guidance on its intended approach for negotiating the price of the first 10 drugs selected for Medicare’s ...
We’ve all heard the advice that you should never accept the first offer. This wisdom is especially true in the world of used car buying. Some car shoppers are shrewd ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Joshua Cohen is a Boston-based writer who covers health policy. Legal challenges to the Medicare drug price negotiation provision ...
As detailed in our previous updates, the IRA’s Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program (the Negotiation Program or Program), which enables the federal government to negotiate prices for some of the ...
At the outset of every negotiation workshop or class, we ask participants, “What is the purpose of negotiation?” Answers pour in: maximizing profit, preserving relationships, resolving disputes, ...