Out of Patients
with Matthew Zachary
Welcome to 2026: The Year of the Patient where the sick shall inherit the ballot.
π Cuban Spotting: The Christmas Dispatch π
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 Just Made Optum's CEO Squirm In His Chair.
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.