Out of Patients
with Matthew Zachary
Welcome to 2026: The Year of the Patient where the sick shall inherit the ballot.
The Deadliest Part of American Healthcare Might Be the Waiting
A retired firefighter’s denied cancer treatment reveals a larger truth about American healthcare. Administrative friction has become an economic strategy that shifts costs onto patients and physicians while delaying care in ways the system rarely measures but patients always feel.
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Join the recurring Out of Patients dispatch from Matthew Zachary covering the latest American healthcare shenanigans. Essays, podcast episodes, media appearances, book updates, and live events delivered with a sardonic Gen X perspective from a patient who simply refuses to shut up.
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