Mark Cuban’s war on America’s $5 trillion healthcare machine exposes drug pricing flaws and offers a bold solution.
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Mark Cuban vs. America’s $5T Healthcare Machine Mark Cuban’s War on America’s $5 Trillion Healthcare Machine: ‘They Can’t React as Quickly’ Billionaire investor Mark Cuban’s war on America’s $5 trillion healthcare machine is shaking up an industry that has long resisted transparency. The former Shark Tank star believes the U.S. healthcare system is broken — and he’s betting big on fixing it. Image Credits:Christopher Willard/ABC / Getty Images “No one looks at the financial side of healthcare and says, ‘This is the way it should work,’” Cuban said on the Equity podcast. “You go to the doctor, get a prescription, and have no idea if you can afford it.” Why Mark Cuban Took on Big Pharma At the root of the problem are pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs), the middlemen who set opaque drug prices. According to Cuban, they profit by keeping patients in the dark. That frustration drove him to launch Cost Plus Drugs in 2022. The mission: strip away hidden costs, cut out unnecessary markups, and give patients affordable medications. “They price to ma…