Out of Patients?

Matthew Zachary survived brain cancer 30 years ago and never left the system. He hosts the Out of Patients podcast and founded We The Patients, a national patient advocacy movement followed across the United States.

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 refuses to shut up.

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Issue 001 • February 2026

Issue 002 • March 2026

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