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Mark Cuban proposes 5-step plan to lower healthcare costs

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Mark Cuban has proposed a five-step plan to lower healthcare costs, focusing on increased transparency and competition. His strategy includes allowing insured patients to use lower-cost cash options without penalty, standardizing contracts for pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs), and mandating public disclosure of pricing data for taxpayer-funded programs. Cuban also advocates for eliminating gag clauses that prevent employers from discussing contract terms and implementing stricter penalties for repeat regulatory offenders. AI

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Mark Cuban proposes 5-step plan to lower healthcare costs

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  1. Fortune TIER_1 English(EN) · Emma Witman ·

    Billionaire Mark Cuban’s 5-step plan to make healthcare affordable targets drug middlemen’s ‘contractual terrorism’

    The Cost Plus Drugs cofounder told Texas lawmakers that insured patients are often better off paying cash—and laid out five fixes built around price transparency.

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