as in intermediaries
one who works with opposing sides in order to bring about an agreement
the retired statesman is often asked to be a middleman in international disputes
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Recent Examples of middlemen
Madigan’s federal trial has highlighted how the ex-speaker and fellow Democrats got around contribution limits and obscured the identities of donors by using politicians as middlemen who would collect contributions and send them, as directed, to other candidates.
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Joe Mahr, Chicago Tribune, 22 Dec. 2024
Drug middlemen called pharmacy benefit managers — which negotiate drug discounts with manufacturers on behalf of insurance plans — also put pressure on other parts of the system.
—Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 18 Dec. 2024
These health care middlemen, responsible for negotiating prices with pharmaceutical companies, are often accused of with raising the costs of drugs for consumers.
—Savannah Kuchar, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024
For Lilly, that means less profit is lost to middlemen.
—Peter Green, Quartz, 15 Dec. 2024
The middlemen companies negotiate rebates and discounts for insurance plans from drug manufacturers, determining the prices insurance plans pay and pharmacies receive.
—Austin Denean, Baltimore Sun, 12 Dec. 2024
The declining stocks include UnitedHealth Group, Cigna and CVS Health, which operate three of the nation’s largest private health insurers and drug supply chain middlemen called pharmacy benefit managers, or PBMs.
—Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 11 Dec. 2024
That’s because medical marijuana companies must grow, process, distribute, market and sell their products in-house, without middlemen or contractors.
—Shauna Muckle, Sun Sentinel, 10 Dec. 2024
Supply chains that move food from growers to market are also disorganized and reliant on middlemen, a situation that eats into farmers’ profits and leads to considerable wastage.
—IEEE Spectrum, 10 Dec. 2024
Joe Mahr, Chicago Tribune, 22 Dec. 2024
Drug middlemen called pharmacy benefit managers — which negotiate drug discounts with manufacturers on behalf of insurance plans — also put pressure on other parts of the system.
—Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 18 Dec. 2024
These health care middlemen, responsible for negotiating prices with pharmaceutical companies, are often accused of with raising the costs of drugs for consumers.
—Savannah Kuchar, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024
For Lilly, that means less profit is lost to middlemen.
—Peter Green, Quartz, 15 Dec. 2024
The middlemen companies negotiate rebates and discounts for insurance plans from drug manufacturers, determining the prices insurance plans pay and pharmacies receive.
—Austin Denean, Baltimore Sun, 12 Dec. 2024
The declining stocks include UnitedHealth Group, Cigna and CVS Health, which operate three of the nation’s largest private health insurers and drug supply chain middlemen called pharmacy benefit managers, or PBMs.
—Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 11 Dec. 2024
That’s because medical marijuana companies must grow, process, distribute, market and sell their products in-house, without middlemen or contractors.
—Shauna Muckle, Sun Sentinel, 10 Dec. 2024
Supply chains that move food from growers to market are also disorganized and reliant on middlemen, a situation that eats into farmers’ profits and leads to considerable wastage.
—IEEE Spectrum, 10 Dec. 2024
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