Profile portrait of Mark Cuban with the clouds and sky behind him. -- coverage from STAT
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WASHINGTON — On Tuesday, Vice President Harris’ presidential campaign released a proposal to crack down on middlemen in the pharmaceutical industry. 

It seems billionaire business mogul Mark Cuban had a heads up.

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The campaign announcement went out to reporters’ inboxes shortly after Cuban sat down in a conference room to take questions from reporters. Cuban, who wasn’t peeking at his email as he touted the benefits of more transparency in the health care system, appeared to know the announcement was coming.

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