{"product_id":"9781394381333","title":"We the Patients Understanding, Navigating, and Surviving America's Healthcare Nightmare","description":"\u003ch1\u003eWe the Patients\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eUnderstanding, Navigating, and Surviving America's Healthcare Nightmare\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eMatthew Zachary | Jen Singer\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eBusiness \u0026amp; Economics \/ Insurance \/ Health\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A fiery yet hopeful portrait of a broken system.\" - Publisher's Weekly\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTake control of your healthcare and understand the rights that protect you.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn America, it’s hard enough to stay healthy, but it’s doubly brutal when your care and your outcome hinge on one question: “What insurance do you have?”\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThirty years after surviving a rare brain tumor and earning, what \u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e magazine coined, “the people’s voice in healthcare,” Stupid Cancer founder Matthew Zachary learned how to bypass America’s convoluted healthcare system: \u003ci\u003eDon’t fix the system. Rig it in your favor\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eWe the Patients: Understanding, Surviving, and Navigating America’s Healthcare Nightmare \u003c\/i\u003eshows you how to make the most of a convoluted system that’s built to confuse and exhaust the very people it claims to serve. This patient proclamation shows you how to stay truly alive even in the face of illness, make meaning from chaos, and channel anger into advocacy.  It covers:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eZachary’s crash course in the American healthcare system after a life-threatening diagnosis at 21 and his mission to make it “suck less” for the next patient\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe rise of patient advocacy and the growing movement to reclaim power from a system built to serve itself\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe coming Fifth Healthcare Revolution, driven by a newly organized electorate, and what it means for every American\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWe the Patients\u003c\/i\u003e is an unfiltered look at what happens when the healthcare system fails real people. It’s a blueprint for fighting back, and a must-read for anyone navigating illness, caregiving, or just trying to stay human in a system that makes that harder and harder for us all.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMATTHEW ZACHARY \u003c\/b\u003ehas spent three decades fighting to make the American healthcare system less cruel, organizing millions through advocacy and media. A former concert pianist whose life was turned upside down by brain cancer at just 21, he founded ­Stupid Cancer, the largest nonprofit for young adults with cancer. He also launched The Stupid Cancer Show, widely regarded as the first healthcare podcast, which later evolved into the award-­winning Out of Patients. He produced Cancer Mavericks, a documentary series about the rebel patients who changed modern oncology. He is CEO and Co-Founder of We The Patients, a national movement organizing patients into ­collective civic power. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJEN SINGER\u003c\/b\u003e is a bestselling ghostwriter and editor, and the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Just Diagnosed Guides\u003c\/i\u003e. She has survived cancer, a complete heart block, and the American healthcare system. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e19 May 2026\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781394381333\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e256\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e15.2\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44775299350668,"sku":"9781394381333","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781394381333_681f4b44-35ed-44f9-a19e-86561e2843d9.jpg?v=1780195093","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781394381333","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}