Out of Patients
with Matthew Zachary
Welcome to 2026: The Year of the Patient where the sick shall inherit the ballot.
How I’d Spend $1 Billion to Fix Healthcare Alongside Mark Cuban
Mark Cuban attacks healthcare through pricing transparency and market discipline. I would attack it through patient infrastructure, legal protection, accountability, and civic power. Together, those strategies could finally begin realigning the incentives driving American healthcare.
Spoiler Alert: The Middlemen Cost More Than the Medicine
Health systems consolidate. Insurers post record profits. Employers spend $20,000 per employee on coverage while workers fight denials alone at 11 pm. Insurance middlemen now cost more than the drugs. The system rewards delay and calls it complexity. Families call it Tuesday.