Billionaire Mark Cuban Takes on a Tech Giant

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Shark Tank star  Mark Cuban

The entrepreneur and star of "Shark Tank" set out to lower the cost of drugs, make them accessible to all,

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Shark Tank star  Mark Cuban

He is an investor in a Drug Company, The company sells prescription drugs directly to consumers at low cost.

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Shark Tank star  Mark Cuban

"Our social mission of improving public health is just as important as the bottom line," the company says on its website.

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Shark Tank star  Mark Cuban

“We have built a vertically integrated supply chain to transparently charge a standard markup on every drug sold.”

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Shark Tank star  Mark Cuban

Cost Plus Drugs "fills and delivers prescriptions at our cost plus a fixed 15% margin," it adds.

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Shark Tank star  Mark Cuban

consumers welcome his initiative as Mark Cuban indicate on his Twitter account in recent days 

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Shark Tank star  Mark Cuban

On August 22 a Twitter user said,  "$6.60 for my allergy medications. I usually pay $40 even with insurance. That's awesome

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Shark Tank star  Mark Cuban

my new health insurance company denied a prior certification that my doctor filled $350/month for a drug I've been taking for over a year ,And was approved by my previous insurance company," wrote another user

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Shark Tank star  Mark Cuban

Cuban is very popular with his participation in "Shark Tank" and his transformation of the National Basketball Association's Dallas Mavericks.

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