An open-source initiative by Mark Cuban
No middlemen
No secret contracts
Huge healthcare savings
Cost Plus Wellness connects self-funded employers directly with healthcare providers through published contracts with upfront pricing, no intermediaries, and no hidden fees.
01/The goal
Employers don't know what medical care actually costs. And they don't know what their insurance company pays for the same care. So how do they know if they're overpaying?
They don't. Spread pricing is an enormous tax on employers. It's why contracts are kept secret: so insurance companies can extract profits from every transaction with employers in the dark.
Direct contracting is the answer. In most cases it costs far less. Employers can eliminate employee out-of-pocket costs. And providers make more, with the conglomerate out of the middle.
Cost Plus Wellness is your first stop shop for direct contracts you can use today.
02/What you can do
Contract directly. Everyone wins.
Here is how you take part.
For Employers
Contract directly. Pay less.
→Browse real contracts
See published rates and terms with upfront pricing. No spread pricing, no shared savings fees, no hidden administrative fees.
→Use them as your own
Download any contract and take it to your providers, or tell us what you need and we will help.
→Keep employees healthy
Less time arguing with intermediaries, less care delayed by complexity.
For Providers
Practice medicine, not insurance.
→Post your contract
Publish your rates and terms so employers across the country can find and use them.
→Get paid simply
Employers pay 100% of the negotiated rate, with no patient collections and no prior authorization.
→Get paid fast
Employers and TPAs are required to pay within 30 days of receipt of claim.
03/The contracts
Direct contracts you can use
Every contract is public. Each one includes full pricing. Download any of them and use them.
Toothsome
Service Provider
Solstice Health
Ambulatory Surgical Center
ARK Physical Therapy
Physical Therapy
Anchor Restorative Medicine
Primary Care and Women's Health
Allison McDade
Telehealth / Virtual-first Practice
Legent Health
Ambulatory Surgical Center
04/Coverage
In the media
Recent mentions and coverage.
Velocity Health Adds Contract to Mark Cuban's Cost Plus Wellness to Optimize Business Executives' Performance
Concierge healthcare service Velocity Health is now listed on Mark Cuban's Cost Plus Wellness. Velocity Health is offering its concierge executive health program with full contract and transparent pricing publicly viewable to any company interested in providing unique benefits to their teams.
Mark Cuban built Cost Plus Drugs. Now he's coming for how ASCs get paid
Four years after disrupting pharmaceutical pricing with Cost Plus Drugs, Mark Cuban is running the same transparency playbook on how providers get paid through Cost Plus Wellness, with ASCs at the center of the experiment. The platform lists 37 published contracts covering at least 9,200 providers and 193 facilities.
Will Mark Cuban’s Cost Plus Wellness Appeal to Employers?
Employer advocates said Cost Plus Wellness could help spur more direct contracting and transparency in healthcare, though they questioned whether the model can scale and adequately measure provider quality and outcomes.
Carve out for direct contracts and cut your healthcare costs
Costpluswellness.com is changing how employers think about their healthcare costs. Now you can carve out for direct contracts with providers and cut your healthcare costs. And it's all transparent.
Mark Cuban's platform cuts out payers, and ASCs are leading the charge
Cost Plus Wellness connects self-insured employers directly with providers through publicly posted contracts, with ASCs and physician groups leading the way.
05/Questions
FAQ
Who can post a contract & what are the requirements?
Any healthcare entity, providers, brokers, consultants, and TPAs can post a contract on costpluswellness.com. Contracts must include full terms and rates, including any outlier provisions or carve-outs. All contracts are meant to be signed by employers.
I'm a provider outside of Dallas, TX. Can I still post?
Providers outside Texas are welcome to publish their contract templates on our website. Should employers in your area express interest in your posted contract, we'll be happy to facilitate introductions.
What happens after I post a contract?
We review every submission and conduct basic verification. Once approved, your contract is published on costpluswellness.com where employers can find it and reach out to you.
What's your ultimate goal?
To make healthcare pricing transparent. By publishing contracts openly, we help self-funded employers build direct relationships with providers, removing intermediaries, lowering costs, and improving the quality of care.
How does Cost Plus Wellness make money?
Cost Plus Wellness is an open-source project, not a business. Our focus is to demonstrate the power of direct relationships and bring transparency to the market.
How is this different from Cost Plus Drugs?
Both Cost Plus Drugs and Cost Plus Wellness are Mark Cuban-backed projects designed to lower the cost of healthcare in America. Cost Plus Drugs is a pharmacy with transparent prices for prescription drugs. Cost Plus Wellness helps employers contract directly and transparently with healthcare providers.