Pricing strategies | English homework help

In line with the demographic trend, Advantage Home Health decides to offer adult daycare services.  How might Advantage Home Health formulate a prestige pricing strategy and a price bundling strategy targeted to customers who do not have an insurance plan?  List your reference(s) in APA format.  Respond to at least two of your classmates’ postings.

Weekly Readings:

Read from the text, Health care market strategy: From planning to action:

·         Chapter 6: The Strategy/Action Match

o    This chapter discusses how environmental and organizational data relate directly to strategic planning and which strategies fit different market conditions.

·         Chapter 7: Determining Marketing Actions

o    This chapter presents a variety of tactics to achieve marketing goals.

Recommended Reading:

Davis, J. A., Marino, L. D., & Davis, L. (2007).  Senior services: Exploring nursing home services for community-based senior.  International Journal of Pharmaceutical and Healthcare Marketing, 1(1), 304-317.  Retrieved from the proQuest database.
Dubey, R., & Dubey, J. (2009).  Pharmaceutical product differentiation: A strategy for strengthening product pipeline and life cycle management.  Journal of Medical Marketing, 9(2), 104-118.  Retrieved from the proQuest database.
Kash, B. A., Boyer, G. J., & Beathard, P. K. (2008). Advertising expenditures in the nursing home sector: Evaluating the need for and purpose of advertising.  Journal of Healthcare Management, 53(4), 242-256.  Retrieved from the proQuest database.
Rao, S. K. (2009).  A new paradigm for developing bio/pharmaceutical positioning strategy.  Journal of Medical Marketing, 9(1), 29-39.  Retrieved from the proQuest database.

Required Text
Hillestad, S. & Berkowitz, E. (2004).  Heath care market strategy: From planning to action (3rd ed).  Sudbury, MA: Jones and Bartlett.
Required Resources

Article
American Hospital Association.  (2012).  Key issues.  Retrieved from http://www.aha.org/aha/issues/index.html
Multimedia
Kmccoypbo.  (2009, June 26).  Why your healthcare practice needs a marketing plan.  [Video file].  Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KclSAM7U76I
Website
HealthCare.gov.  ( http://www.healthcare.gov/)

Recommended Resources

Articles
Alkhateeb, F. M., Clauson, K. A., Khanfar, N. M., & Latif, D. A. (2008).  Legal and regulatory risk associated with Web 2.0 adoption by pharmaceutical companies.  Journal of Medical Marketing, 8(4), 311-318.  Retrieved from the ProQuest database.

Daniel, K. L., Bernhardt, J. M., & Eroglu, D. (2009).  Social marketing and health communication: From people to places.  American Journal of Public Health, 99(12), 2120-2122.  Retrieved from the ProQuest database.

Davis, J. A., Marino, L. D., & Davis, L. (2007).  Senior services: Exploring nursing home services for community-based senior.  International Journal of Pharmaceutical and Healthcare Marketing, 1(1), 304-317.  Retrieved from the ProQuest database.

Dubey, R., & Dubey, J. (2009).  Pharmaceutical product differentiation: A strategy for strengthening product pipeline and life cycle management.  Journal of Medical Marketing, 9(2), 104-118.  Retrieved from the proQuest database.

Hanna, G. (2006).  Focus on creativity and aging in the United States.  Generations, 30(1), 47-49.  Retrieved from the ProQuest database.

Jung, M. L., & Berthon, P. (2009).  Fulfilling the promise: A model for delivering successful online health care.  Journal of Healthcare Management, 9(3), 243-254.  Retrieved from the ProQuest database.

Kash, B. A., Boyer, G. J., & Beathard, P. K. (2008). Advertising expenditures in the nursing home sector: Evaluating the need for and purpose of advertising.  Journal of Healthcare Management, 53(4), 242-256.  Retrieved from the ProQuest database.

Lindrooth, R. C. (2008).  Research on the hospital market: Recent advances and continuing data needs.  Inquire-Excellus Health Plan, 45(1), 19-29.  Retrieved from the ProQuest database.

Nussbaum, A. K. (2009).  Ethical corporate social responsibility (CSR) and the pharmaceutical industry: A happy couple? Journal of Medical Marketing, 9(1), 67-76.  Retrieved from the ProQuest database.

Patterson, L. (2007).  Taking on the metrics challenge. Journal of Targeting, Measurement and Analysis for Marketing, 15(4), 270-276.  Retrieved from the ProQuest database.

Rao, S. K. (2009).  A new paradigm for developing bio/pharmaceutical positioning strategy.  Journal of Medical Marketing, 9(1), 29-39.  Retrieved from the ProQuest database.

Rooney, K. (2009).  Consumer-driven healthcare marketing: Using the web to get up close and personal.  Journal of Healthcare Management, 54(4), 241-251.  Retrieved from the ProQuest database.

Steoger. N. J., & Balog, A. (2010).  Realizing patient-centered care: Putting patients in the center, not the middle.  Frontiers of Health Services Management, 26(4), 15-25.  Retrieved from the proQuest database.

Stewart, D. W. (2006).  Putting financial discipline in marketing: A call to action.  Corporate Finance Review, 11(2), 14-21.  Retrieved from the ProQuest database.

Thomas, M. (2000).  Marketing performance measurement: Directions for development.  Journal of Targeting, Measurement and Analysis for Marketing, 9(1), 70-91.  Retrieved from the ProQuest database.

Yang, W. (2010).  Relationships among internal marketing perceptions, organizational support, job satisfaction and role behavior in healthcare organizations.  International Journal of Management, 27(2), 241-251.  Retrieved from the ProQuest database.