And the sick shall inherit the ballotMark Cuban keeps explaining healthcare to people who already agree while patients keep losing coverage. In 2026 that dynamic breaks. Patients stop serving as anecdotes and start organizing as power. This year marks the rise of a voting bloc insurers and politicians fear.

Mark Cuban made real moves on pricing and insurance consolidation. He also missed where leverage lives. This dispatch breaks down the wins the blind spots and why organized patients move markets faster than panels podcasts or policy talk alone.

Mark Cuban got Optum CEO Patrick Conway on record supporting healthcare price transparency. That public commitment opens the door to harder questions about PBMs pharmacy closures and drug pricing abuses. Transparency was step one. Accountability comes next.