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The State of the Patient with Terry Wilcox

Patients Rising 4 Episodes Aug 11, 2026

Host Terry Wilcox, co-founder of Patients Rising, examines the real struggles patients face with the healthcare system, from denial letters and copays to unexpected bills. She brings on patients who are fighting the system, along with doctors, biotech founders, regulators, and lawmakers who have the power to change it. The show discusses how free markets can drive innovation while safety nets catch those in need, keeping both accountable without corporate spin or talking points.

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The Long Goodbye: A Personal Story Aug 11, 2026 00:33:05 They call Alzheimer's the long goodbye. But a goodbye is something you get to say.This episode is different. It's personal.Terry's stepmother Sandy spent forty years at the Colorado Hospital Association, where she was Director of Education and Member Services. She started forgetting things at fifty-eight. Her responsibilities were taken away one at a time until there was nothing left to take. She

The Patch in the Pipeline Jul 28, 2026 00:18:49 The most common cancer in the world doesn't show up on a scan. It shows up in your bathroom mirror.Basal cell carcinoma gets waved off as "just skin cancer" — five million new cases a year, and a system so backed up that millions wait months for the standard surgery. In this episode, Terry follows one cancer through four very different lives: Kay Frazer, a retired dentist from Texas who spotted he

The Person Behind the Patient Jul 14, 2026 00:29:39 Four advocates, four conditions, four corners of the country — and one system built to wear patients down. Meet the people behind the patient.Every patient is a person first — somebody with a job, a family, a garden, a beagle they walk in the morning. Then something happens, and suddenly they're navigating prior authorizations, step therapy, and specialty pharmacy phone trees.In the debut episode

Introducing State of the Patient with Terry Wilcox Jul 9, 2026 00:00:56 Every patient has a number nobody warned them about — a denial letter, a copay, a bill that shouldn't exist. State of the Patient starts there. Host Terry Wilcox, co-founder of Patients Rising, talks to the patients fighting the system and the doctors, researchers, biotech founders, and policymakers who can actually change it.Free markets innovate. Safety nets catch people. Both have to coexist fo

The State of the Patient with Terry Wilcox

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