[jeromegv]

If many drugs are cheaper... what's the complaint then? That it's not as much saving as they say? At the end of the day, the market will speak. If he's cheaper than the market and people start buying from him, then its a net positive for everyone.

[bumby]

I think the complaint is this isn't a new or unique solution, but it already exists through other companies like GoodRx.

Just out of curiosity, I looked at some of the costs for the most prescribed meds. All seemed to within the same price range. Personally, I liked the GoodRx UI better.

Not that what Cuban is doing is "bad" but I don't know that it needs to be characterized as some radical new alternative. That seems more like marketing hype to me but it does a good job of raising awareness.

[cudgy]

If it’s cheaper, why does it have to be a radical alternative? The healthcare system is so screwed up that simple solutions / “low hanging fruit” are available to be implemented. For example, allowing government prescription purchases to be negotiated, which a rational person would deem basic, but it is presented as a draconian act against insurance companies to allow it.

[bumby]

It doesn’t have to be radical to be useful. I think what Cuban is proposing is useful. It’s just not radically better than other options that already exist, so from that perspective calling it unique or novel or radical is mainly marketing hype.