In a recent Bluesky thread, Mark Cuban told Medicare for All supporters that they are lobbying for the wrong thing first. "If you want change and a chance for M4A, why aren't you calling your senator screaming for them to support the Break Up Big Medicine Bill from Sens. Warren and Hawley?" he wrote. "That's your best first step."
Cuban was not arguing against universal coverage. In the parent post, he wrote that he is "all for Universal Care" but against “thinking it will automagically work if M4A legislation is passed." He added, ”We should be challenging pols to provide a plan." The argument focuses on the supply chain of healthcare — pass single payer on top of the existing drug-distribution system, and you have changed who writes the check without changing what the check pays for.
