Mark Cuban says he got into pharmaceuticals because some of his Republican friends asked if he had an Obamacare alternative

Shark Tank star Mark Cuban said he became a healthcare geek after his Republican friends asked him if he had any ideas on how to replace Obamacare.

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• Mark Cuban started his low-cost online pharmacy, Cost Plus Drugs, in 2022.
• Cuban said he started looking into the pharmaceutical business in 2017.
• What prompted the move was friends in the GOP who asked Cuban if he had an Obamacare alternative, he said.

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