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Jun 26, 2026
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Why Healthcare Prices Are Like Fight Club w/ Mark Cuban, Co-Founder, Cost Plus Drugs
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Mark Cuban
(Co-Founder, Cost Plus Drugs, guest)
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Executive Summary
Mark Cuban's Cost Plus Drugs challenges the opaque US pharmaceutical market with a transparent model: acquisition cost plus a 15% markup, building consumer trust.
The primary obstacle to lower drug prices are Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs), which control 85% of formularies and use this power to threaten manufacturers who offer lower prices or work with competitors.
The problem extends beyond pharmacy to the broader medical system, where vertically integrated insurance conglomerates profit from non-transparent practices like "spread pricing" on medical procedures for self-insured employers.
Cuban advocates for specific state-level policy changes, such as banning spread pricing and requiring that all cash payments for medical services be applied to patient deductibles.
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