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VOL. 8 · MUSIC · ENTERTAINMENT · CELEBRITIES · BUSINESS
AUTHORITY
DAILY
— The Magazine of Music & Culture —
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The Middleman: How Mark Cuban Turned a Fight With Pharmacy Benefit Managers Into a Distribution Deal With Humana

Mark Cuban's authority in healthcare rests on being the outsider who names the middlemen. His 2026 move was to put Cost Plus Drugs inside one of their channels.

— By Authority Daily · OCT 31, 2026 · 3 MIN —
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