Does Mark Cuban’s drug company offer the best prices? Kaiser Health News put it to a test

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KHN looked at medications and products offered on his site that start with the letter “A.” In February, there were 211 combinations of those drugs.

finds much to like about the company’s low prices for Viagra and other meds.

To examine a substantial slice of Cuban’s wares, KHN looked at all the medications and products offered on his site that start with the letter “A,” with each combination of strength, count, or quantity, and type of medication available.KHN compared the prices for each variety of medication to the prices from other pharmacies for that same medication, as compiled by comparison-shopping discount site GoodRx. Focusing on the Washington, D.C.

The analysis was not comprehensive, as Cuban pointed out to KHN by email. In part, that’s because of the company’s pricing model: a 15% markup over manufacturers’ costs, plus $3 for labor per drug and $5 to ship each order.

 

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