Out of Patients
with Matthew Zachary
Welcome to 2026: The Year of the Patient where the sick shall inherit the ballot.
Unfair Market Value: The Insulting Price Tag on Lived Experience
How much is my suffering worth to American Healthcare?
13-Year Perspective: Cancer and the "Digital Footprint"
I May Not Want to Live on This Planet Anymore
17-Year Retrospective: When Stupid Cancer Went To Hollywood
I have NO idea how I pulled this off. But I did.
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[VIDEO] A Podcast Interview with Todd Eury at the Pharmacy Podcast Network
Healthcare Isn't Broken – It Was Built This Way.
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Podcasts: It's Not The Size, It's How You Use It
It's time to shift the focus from "How many?" to "Who?"
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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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