A binding price ceiling occurs when the government sets a required price on a good or goods at a price below equilibrium. Since the government requires that prices not rise above this price, that ...
Price ceilings, while well-intentioned, often do more harm than good when implemented in supply and demand markets.
There are several limitations to the CMS negotiation approach illustrated in this example, starting with the dubious implicit assumption that the prices for therapeutic alternatives will be fair. Once ...