Mark Cuban Says This Is Why Universal Health Care Isn't The 'Easy Answer' To America's Healthcare Woes Shomik Sen BhattacharjeeSeptember 9, 2025 at 7:30 AM 0 Mark Cuban Says This Is Why Universal Health Care Isn't The 'Easy Answer' To America's Healthcare Woes Mark Cuban said he believes "healthcare...
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Shomik Sen BhattacharjeeSeptember 9, 2025 at 7:30 AM
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Mark Cuban Says This Is Why Universal Health Care Isn't The 'Easy Answer' To America's Healthcare Woes
Mark Cuban said he believes "healthcare is a right," but argued that simply switching the United States to a universal system is not a plug-and-play solution for a country built around expensive, modern medicine.
Mark Cuban Questions 'Easy Answer' On Universal Care
In a recent post on X, the billionaire entrepreneur said "the easy answer is to say Universal Healthcare," but contended nations that adopted universal coverage did so "before medical science introduced advanced expensive equipment," making a U.S. conversion harder without hurting providers. He added the "hard part" is getting everyone care "in a way that is fair, while not bankrupting providers and doctors."
I think healthcare is a right. The only challenge is how we design the system that works in this country. The easy answer is to say Universal Healthcare. The challenge is that every single country that has UHC, moved to it before medical science introduced advanced expensive... https://t.co/oJCnQ1VTTA
— Mark Cuban (@mcuban) September 6, 2025
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Cuban's post quoted an X user defending Universal Healthcare and the ACA.
Economists Flag Transition Trade-Offs And Rate Cuts
Health economists like Paul B. Ginsberg have long said a U.S. single-payer model could lower administrative costs and prices paid to providers, but the transition would shift trillions onto federal ledgers and hinge on lower payment rates that could squeeze hospitals and physicians.
The Congressional Budget Office in 2019 outlined those trade-offs, noting effects on access, provider income and potential congestion during a transition. The Urban Institute in 2018 likewise estimated big federal spending increases, even if national spending falls with heavy provider rate cuts.
Mixed Research And Premium Headwinds
Cuban sketched a tentative path that sidelines insurers as "the fulcrum," eliminates premiums, expands cash-pay options with published prices, and uses taxpayer guarantees to cover the portion patients can't afford. It is worth noting that the former 'Shark Tank' investor has previously separately urged letting patients choose cash-pay providers at upfront prices.
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Still have work to do on the numbers, and this is off the top of my head. But I would allow patients to pick whatever cash pay provider that honors their published price . Have the patient commit to what they can afford to pay , (with documentation ) , and have taxpayers finance... https://t.co/NOcX55J6pJ
— Mark Cuban (@mcuban) June 17, 2025
His comments land as research continues to paint a mixed picture. According to KFF findings, Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act improved hospital margins and reduced rural closures, while deep payer cuts have been linked to new financial stress for providers.
Experts also claim that health insurance premiums are only poised to get pricier in Affordable Care Act marketplaces next year once enhanced ACA tax credits lapse at the end of 2025.
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