Out of Patients
with Matthew Zachary
Welcome to 2026: The Year of the Patient where the sick shall inherit the ballot.
America’s Newest Healthcare Industry Is Protecting Us From American Healthcare
American healthcare has spawned a multibillion-dollar navigation industry to help patients use the care they already pay for. Advocates solve real problems. The stranger question is why the system creates so much demand for them.
RosettaFest 2026: I Didn’t Expect Employer-Sponsored Healthcare to Restore My Faith in American Healthcare
I went to RosettaFest expecting to give a keynote. I left with the Marshall Allen Award and a completely different understanding of employer-sponsored healthcare, patient advocacy, and why the companies we work for may be one of the most overlooked forces shaping American healthcare.
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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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