at what price

idiom

used to suggest that too much was lost, damaged, or given up in order to get or do something
We won the war, but at what price?

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Further, government deprives health insurers of the full freedom to decide what coverages to offer at what price, which can create an adversarial relationship with customers. Onkar Ghate, Orange County Register, 22 Jan. 2025 Due to their size and the manner in which vertical integration has rolled multiple entities in the drug supply chain into one conglomerate, PBMs have considerable control over which drugs are available to patients, at what price and where patients can access them. Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025 The company initially helped companies with tangible goods gather insights into purchasing patterns (i.e., who buys what, from where, at what price, and why). Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 18 Jan. 2025 While the direction is right, the next question becomes at what price? Hersh Shefrin, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024 Bottom line: The next chapter of the Rangers’ window hinges on how long Shesterkin can maintain his elite status, and at what price. Scott Wheeler, The Athletic, 26 July 2024 So at what price point can an agreement be reached? Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 13 Apr. 2024 Finally, what nonmilitary alternatives exist to safeguard against a disruption, and at what price? Charles L. Glaser, Foreign Affairs, 12 Dec. 2016 The question, regarding many other sales, is at what price. John Hopewell, Variety, 24 Oct. 2024

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