In a report, the regulator sharply criticized pharmacy benefit managers, a reversal from its longstanding hands-off approach to policing the companies.

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    4 months ago

    That’s kind of the only reason middlemen middlepeople exist. To buy things for a lower price, sell those same things at a higher price, and keep the difference.

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      4 months ago

      Sorta. As a middleman who works his ass off to make other people’s lives easier, it’s not quite as black and white. My job is kind of unique, though. We are geographically located in the only access point for a niche market. Our vendors physically cannot supply our customers, so we middle.

      I’m sure there are a shitload of useless middlers suckling off the consumer’s teat, but sometimes we are necessary.