Out of Patients
with Matthew Zachary
Welcome to 2026: The Year of the Patient where the sick shall inherit the ballot.
🔥 Spoiler Alert: "Prior Authorization" Is Healthcare's Most Weaponized Word 🔥
Prior authorization delays cancer care and drives preventable deaths. Oncologists report treatment denials disease progression and ER visits caused by insurer delays. What began as medical review now functions as weaponized paperwork that outlasts patients.
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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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