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Matt Toresco

With a steadfast commitment to patient advocacy and healthcare innovation, my tenure as Founder, CEO & Chief Patient Officer within Patient Advocacy has been marked by spearheading initiatives that place patients at the forefront of healthcare decisions. With close to two decades of experience in the healthcare sector, Matt has delved into various areas such as market research, sales, commercial leadership, training, and patient advocacy. Matt is a highly regarded figure in patient advocacy. He specializes in cultivating positive relationships between advocacy groups and the healthcare sphere. His commitment to ensuring that the patient's voice resonates and holds significance within both realms is unwavering. Drawing from personal expertise with spinal cord injury and chronic pain, Matt appreciates the pivotal role of patient advocacy and how it influences the healthcare landscape. Leveraging his profound understanding of the market, extensive research, and firsthand encounters, Matt pioneers innovative programs and insights that revolutionize the mindset of healthcare teams and their leaders. His initiatives aim to shift the focus toward addressing patients' needs, welfare, and healthcare outcomes.

Mar 5, 2026

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9 min read

AI IN HEALTHCARE IS BEING BUILT BY PEOPLE WHO'VE NEVER BEEN PATIENTS

TECHNOLOGY WITHOUT LIVED EXPERIENCE SCALES HARM AT MACHINE SPEED

Mar 3, 2026

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9 min read

Power, Pressure, and Proof: Who Wins in the Next Phase of Healthcare

Regulatory crackdowns, cost escalation, accountability in advocacy, and accelerating technology are forcing healthcare leaders to demonstrate real impact. March reveals those who adapt, execute, and those who will get exposed.

Feb 26, 2026

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10 min read

BREAKING UP BIG MEDICINE WON'T FIX HEALTHCARE UNTIL WE BREAK UP STATE MONOPOLIES

WHY FEDERAL THEATER WITHOUT STATE REFORM WILL LEAVE PATIENTS STUCK IN THE SAME CLOSED LOOP

Feb 19, 2026

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16 min read

When Healthcare Savings Claims Don't Add Up

Follow The Money. Decode the Contracts. Expose the Architecture That Turns Invisible Incentives Into Visible Patient Harm.

Feb 12, 2026

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15 min read

When Cancer Care Forgets the Patient in the Protocol

Innovation is accelerating. Access is stalling. Patients pay the price in the gap between the two.

Feb 4, 2026

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10 min read

Advocate Brief February 2026

Where policy, pricing pressure, community trust, and technology collide and patients feel it first - looking back at January's kickoff to 2026.

Jan 22, 2026

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9 min read

When Patient Advocates Become Venture Partners

Early Engagement is Valuable, But We Must Consider Optics

Jan 15, 2026

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10 min read

When Insurance Companies Profit From Denying Your Care

But hey, they claim they're not practicing medicine!

Jan 13, 2026

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8 min read

The Advocate Brief: December Review

The December 2025 PEST recap and what it means for patients heading into 2026...with a special surprise to empower patients as voters!

Jan 8, 2026

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7 min read

When Audits Reveal What Enforcement Won't Touch

That margin tells you everything about how the game works

Dec 30, 2025

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5 min read

Your Medical Crisis Is Their Profit Margin

Your Crisis Is Their Gain...

Dec 18, 2025

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6 min read

When Safety Net Programs Become Profit Centers

Government subsidies are consistently captured by sophisticated intermediaries in healthcare rather than intended recipients...

Dec 11, 2025

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6 min read

WHO Finally Admits What Patients Already Knew About Infertility

We need to have the conversation about fertility before it's too late.

Dec 3, 2025

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8 min read

Medicare's 2026 Increases: Who Pays for the Fraud We Never Fix

Fraud is perpetuated, and baseline budgeting just folds it into next year's budget

Dec 2, 2025

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13 min read

THE ARCHO ADVOCATE BRIEF: DECEMBER 2025

POLICY, PRICES, PEOPLE, AND THE QUIET FIGHT OVER WHO ACTUALLY GETS CARE

Nov 25, 2025

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7 min read

The NIH Is Sanitizing Research Language. Pharma Has Been Sanitizing Patient Input for Decades.

Rather than focusing on the problems at hand and finding solutions, we are stuck in word soup...

Nov 18, 2025

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6 min read

They Legally Banned Doctors From Healing You

The ACA Set Doctors Back Decades, Unfortunately Patient Trust Is At An All Time Low

Nov 4, 2025

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7 min read

Between Promises and Practice: Where Advocacy Fights Back

The November Advocate Brief: We Examine the Widening Gaps Between Policy Intent & Patient Impact

Oct 28, 2025

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7 min read

Pharmaceutical Companies Are Burning Money While Patients Suffer

Just imagine if a fraction of the advertising budget went to patient advocacy!

Oct 21, 2025

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4 min read

Mental Health Awareness Changed Nothing For Me

The Health System Must Do More For Patients

Oct 14, 2025

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5 min read

Drug Pricing Theater Won't Save Today's Patients

AZ & Pfizer have already been to the White House. Many more are expected to do the same. But this does nothing for patients today...

Oct 7, 2025

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6 min read

Under Pressure: Where Policy, Price, and Power Collide

This month, we expose the disconnect between policy promises and patient realities—across systems, sectors, and strategies.

Sep 5, 2025

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6 min read

The September Advocate Brief: Resetting the Stage for Real Change

From Policy to Patients: Confronting the Shifts That Will Define Healthcare This Fall

Aug 27, 2025

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6 min read

ELAVAY Advocacy Intelligence Mental Health Report Names Top Patient Advocacy Leaders and Exposes Gaps Holding Patients Back

Advocacy leaders rank J&J Innovative Medicines, Otsuka, Neurocrine, and BMS at the top—while calling out gaps in access, affordability, and equity

Aug 4, 2025

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6 min read

August Advocate Brief

Resetting the Stage for Real Change

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