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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Retailers must pay steep fees to these middlemen and often have no choice but to hold large amounts of cash in-store while waiting for a pickup.
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Joe Arrage, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
By eliminating the middlemen, blockchain enables direct transactions between parties, reducing unnecessary fees and lowering consumer energy prices.
—Ariel Cohen, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
Cuban, the founder of Cost Plus Drugs, also pointed to Harris’ focus on lowering health care and pharmaceutical prices by taking on pharmacy middlemen.
—Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2024
These chains announced store closures this year News of the impending closures come as Walgreens and other drugstore chains struggle to keep up with competition from Amazon, as well as declining drug reimbursement rates from middlemen for filling prescriptions.
—Eric Lagatta, The Arizona Republic, 17 Oct. 2024
Nationally, drugstore chains have struggled to keep up with competition from Amazon, as well as declining drug reimbursement rates from middlemen for filling prescriptions.
—Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 16 Oct. 2024
Drug store chains struggle with declining sales News of the impending closures come as Walgreens and other drugstore chains struggle to keep up with competition from Amazon, as well as declining drug reimbursement rates from middlemen for filling prescriptions.
—Eric Lagatta, Journal Sentinel, 15 Oct. 2024
No middlemen, no go-between red tape.
—Joshua Cohen, The New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2024
The pharmacy squeeze At a time when the federal government is suing the primary drug market’s middlemen, the pharmacy benefit managers — with the Federal Trade Commission alleging inflated prices on drugs like insulin — some are pointing the finger at the PBMs for the pharmacy deserts.
—Kevin Williams, CNBC, 11 Oct. 2024
Joe Arrage, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
By eliminating the middlemen, blockchain enables direct transactions between parties, reducing unnecessary fees and lowering consumer energy prices.
—Ariel Cohen, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
Cuban, the founder of Cost Plus Drugs, also pointed to Harris’ focus on lowering health care and pharmaceutical prices by taking on pharmacy middlemen.
—Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2024
These chains announced store closures this year News of the impending closures come as Walgreens and other drugstore chains struggle to keep up with competition from Amazon, as well as declining drug reimbursement rates from middlemen for filling prescriptions.
—Eric Lagatta, The Arizona Republic, 17 Oct. 2024
Nationally, drugstore chains have struggled to keep up with competition from Amazon, as well as declining drug reimbursement rates from middlemen for filling prescriptions.
—Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 16 Oct. 2024
Drug store chains struggle with declining sales News of the impending closures come as Walgreens and other drugstore chains struggle to keep up with competition from Amazon, as well as declining drug reimbursement rates from middlemen for filling prescriptions.
—Eric Lagatta, Journal Sentinel, 15 Oct. 2024
No middlemen, no go-between red tape.
—Joshua Cohen, The New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2024
The pharmacy squeeze At a time when the federal government is suing the primary drug market’s middlemen, the pharmacy benefit managers — with the Federal Trade Commission alleging inflated prices on drugs like insulin — some are pointing the finger at the PBMs for the pharmacy deserts.
—Kevin Williams, CNBC, 11 Oct. 2024
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