WARNING: may cause extreme disdain to health insurance companies and PBMs
In this raw and revealing episode, Rome sits down with Matthew Zachary, cancer survivor, advocate, and host of the Out of Patients Podcast. Matthew’s journey to self-proclaimed America’s Cancer Advocate, is one of resilience and righteous rage. He dissects the broken healthcare system with straight talk, revealing how a system that leaves people behind is “working exactly as designed”……. to put profits over patients.
Some key takeaways from this episode:
- How to advocate for yourself or someone you love in a complex healthcare system
- How genetics + genomics + AI gives power to the people to be the CEO of their healthcare
- Finding your voice! How to turn your personal struggles into a force for change!
They discuss how precision medicine + AI are sparking a “Cancer Rights Revolution,” arming patients with the knowledge to challenge the status quo. Matthew shares how sometimes “the best treatment is saying ‘No Thanks’ to the status quo,” empowering listeners to become their own best advocates. Prepare for uncomfortable truths, actionable insights, and a healthy dose of snark as Matthew Zachary ignites a firestorm of change.
