Becker's Healthcare June 24, 2022
Paige Twenter

Billionaire Mark Cuban launched an online pharmacy in January that aims to dramatically slash prices for generic drugs, including treatments for diabetes, cancer, mental health issues and hormone therapy.

The company, Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Co., sells more than 800 medications. Some of the versions cost 99 percent less than the generic brand.

Harvard researchers found that if Medicare matched Mr. Cuban’s prices, the 62.6 million recipients could have saved up to $3.6 billion in 2020. In response, Mr. Cuban quote-tweeted the study’s results and urged President Joe Biden and other elected officials to “have your people call my people and let’s get this done.”

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