# @benzinga on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DJuIzRSqR1Y
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/30602505-benzinga-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2025-05-16T16:19:13.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Benzinga | News That Moves (@benzinga) — https://gondola.cc/benzinga

## Caption

If you've ever opened a medical bill and wondered how a ten-minute visit costs more than your rent, Mark Cuban feels your pain—loudly and unapologetically.

On the "How I Doctor" podcast with Dr. Graham Walker, Cuban ripped into the U.S. healthcare system, calling insurance companies “the worst of the worst” and slamming high-deductible plans that leave both patients and doctors footing the bill.

“If a patient making $25K has a $5K deductible, doctors are screwed,” Cuban said. “Even if the patient can’t pay, you still have to treat them—and then you’re chasing the money, too.”

Cuban, who co-founded Cost Plus Drugs in 2022 to fight inflated prescription prices, laid out his vision for fixing the system:

- Free medical school – “$24 billion is nothing. It would change everything.”
- Pay doctors more – “If I’m getting a heart transplant, I want that doctor focused—not worried about rent.”
- Ditch prior authorizations – “They're just designed to stall and make money.”

He also blasted hospitals for bogus “facility fees” and private equity firms for exploiting loopholes. His fix? Cut out the middlemen, empower physicians, and rethink everything.

As Cuban put it: “This whole conversation is about how to get doctors golfing on Wednesdays again—like they used to.”

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## Credits

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| Name | Username | Profile | Role |
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| Benzinga | News That Moves | @benzinga | https://gondola.cc/benzinga | Brand |
| Jacob Shipley | @okcmayor | https://gondola.cc/okcmayor | Director of Social Media |

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