http://businessjournalism.org/2010/01/22/doctors-and-plastic-surgeons-arent-immune-to-economic-downturns/ Reynolds Center helps journalists Cover Business Better Free training, workshops, Webinars Donald W. Reynolds National Center for Business Journalism Tue, 22 May 2012 01:13:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://businessjournalism.org/2010/01/22/doctors-and-plastic-surgeons-arent-immune-to-economic-downturns/comment-page-1/#comment-8720 Dig into the fiscal side of dental and vision-care practices : BusinessJournalism.org Reynolds Center for Business Journalism Wed, 27 Oct 2010 12:01:31 +0000 http://businessjournalism.org/?p=7049#comment-8720 [...] procedures are on the rise.  (For resources reporting the cosmetic surgery industry, see this earlier blog post. [...] [...] procedures are on the rise.  (For resources reporting the cosmetic surgery industry, see this earlier blog post. [...]

]]> http://businessjournalism.org/2010/01/22/doctors-and-plastic-surgeons-arent-immune-to-economic-downturns/comment-page-1/#comment-3434 Nan Connolly Thu, 01 Apr 2010 20:23:38 +0000 http://businessjournalism.org/?p=7049#comment-3434 Botox is fending off a new competitor, Dysport, which is using $75 coupons to poach business. So Botox counter-offered coupons. What is regrettable is both companies are holding prices high, and coupons will eventually go away. Cosmetic users are joined in buying this by migraine sufferers, people with clinical perspiration issues and others with medical problems. Competition has not lowered the price, as we are often advised by medical experts will happen. Those who need these products are trapped in a multi-hundred dollar price structure that stubbornly remains high. It's a cautionary tale for those counting on competition to help tame our medical expenditures. @jprofnan Botox is fending off a new competitor, Dysport, which is using $75 coupons to poach business. So Botox counter-offered coupons.
What is regrettable is both companies are holding prices high, and coupons will eventually go away. Cosmetic users are joined in buying this by migraine sufferers, people with clinical perspiration issues and others with medical problems.
Competition has not lowered the price, as we are often advised by medical experts will happen. Those who need these products are trapped in a multi-hundred dollar price structure that stubbornly remains high. It’s a cautionary tale for those counting on competition to help tame our medical expenditures.
@jprofnan

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