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Re:Mark Cuban is tackling out-of-control drug prices by gameshot911 on Tuesday June 07, 2022 @12:11PM (#31656461)
People likely are saving a ton of money, but they were also probably not utilizing the most optimal solution out there previously (e.g. buying through their insurance vs. GoodRX).
Re:Mark Cuban is tackling out-of-control drug prices by josefresco on Tuesday June 07, 2022 @12:30PM (#31656755)
Right, so this is a big win for awareness. I've heard of GoodRX a few times but never looked into it because I have decent insurance. It took Mark's new venture, and his marketing efforts (via Twitter) for me to realize "this was a thing".
Re:Mark Cuban is tackling out-of-control drug prices by treis on Tuesday June 07, 2022 @12:57PM (#31657152)
Sure, but it's not getting rid of middlemen or making anything more efficient. It's just another actor sliding into the market to make a bunch of money exploiting the broken drug market.
Re:Mark Cuban is tackling out-of-control drug prices by toomuchtodo on Tuesday June 07, 2022 @05:03PM (#31660031)
It saves pharma consumers money between now and when US healthcare is “fixed” (whatever that looks like), which could still take a long time. As the starfish parable goes, it matters to these people. I encourage you to recognize that reduction in suffering and economic hardship in the short term.
Re:Mark Cuban is tackling out-of-control drug prices by rnk on Wednesday June 08, 2022 @03:40AM (#31664444)
Yeah, I really disagree with the person above you, @treis. This saves people money. It's not stealing from them, it's saving them money. This is a valuable and good thing. This gives attention to the fact that they can pay much less.
Re:Mark Cuban is tackling out-of-control drug prices by treis on Wednesday June 08, 2022 @09:53AM (#31667369)
The people doing valuable work are Truepill that's actually doing the heavy lifting of fulfillment. Cuban is slapping his name on a white label solution, taking 15% for his trouble, and acting like he's solving the US health care system. In reality, he's just another middleman inflating prices.