Billionaire Mark Cuban's 5-step plan to make healthcare affordable targets drug middlemen's 'contractual terrorism' | Fortune

Mark Cuban, cofundador de Cost Plus Drugs, told Texas lawmakers on Sept. 1 that many customers coming to his low-cost pharmacy already have insurance—and still pay cash because it’s cheaper than what insurers require. Citing West Health-Gallup data that 51% of U.S. adults can’t reliably afford quality care, Cuban laid out a five-step approach aimed at boosting price transparency. He said insured patients should be able to choose cheaper options without penalty, and urged standardized contracts for pharmacy benefit managers and third-party administrators. He also called for public pricing where taxpayers fund care, elimination of gag clauses, and stronger enforcement with harsher penalties for repeat violators.