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Mark Cuban, the founder of Cost Plus Drug Co., remains committed to disrupting the U.S. health care system to make it more affordable for consumers.

"Prior to us, there was no transparency whatsoever, and so nobody knew what the price of any medication was," the entrepreneur and investor said during an appearance on The Daily Show. "These pharmacy benefit managers are dictating prices left and right. They're basically stealing money from employers and employees. So we walked in there and said, 'What's the one missing piece? Transparency.'"

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