Research on Dual-channel Pricing Strategy of Pharmaceutical Retailing Considering Medical Insurance Payment Policy
- VernacularTitle:考虑医保支付政策的药品零售双渠道定价策略研究
- Author:
Yueyue GUAN
1
;
Zhe HUANG
1
Author Information
1. School of Business Administration，Shenyang Pharmaceutical University，Shenyang 110016，China
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Drug retail;
Medical insurance policy;
Dual-channel supply chain;
Pricing strategy;
Online drugstore;
Consumers’
- From:
China Pharmacy
2021;32(16):1926-1932
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
OBJECTIVE：To provide reference for the drug retailers when making dual-channel pricing decisions in China. METHODS：Based on the analysis of the existing literature and the characteristics of drug supply chain ，taking the dual-channel drug retailers as the research object ，the effects of medical insurance payment policy ，consumers’risk aversion factor and inconvenience cost on consumers ’decision-making behavior were considered ，and dual-channel pricing strategy model for drug retailers was constructed. The reverse induction method was adopted to analyze and solve the model ，obtain the optimal pricing and optimal profit function of the drug retailer. The numerical simulation was adopted to simulate and analyze the effects of consumer medical insurance payment utility ，risk aversion factor and inconvenience cost on drug retailer dual-channel pricing and profits. RESULTS：When the utility of medical insurance payment increased ，the pricing of drugstores and the total profit of dual-channel of drug retailers would increase ；while consumers ’risk aversion factor and inconvenience cost showed a U-shaped trend with retailer ’s dual-channel total profits. In addition ，compared with existing e-commerce platforms ，retailers could make more profits by building their own e-commerce platforms. CONCLUSIONS ：Medical insurance payment policy has a great impact on the profits of dual-channel drug retailers. Drug retailers should continue to pay attention to the trend of relevant national policies and ensure their own profits by adjusting pricing in time. When medical insurance payment utility is in low level ，dual-channel drug retailers can ensure market demand by reducing the retail price of drugstores ，and should use flexible sales strategies to attract consumers. For consumers’risk aversion and inconvenience cost ，drug retailers can adopt strategies such as providing distribution services for consumers with high inconvenience cost.
