Healthcare news, plus context
Sharp analysis for the people shaping healthcare. We report on what's happening and explain why it matters. No hype, no jargon.
We are a new media company that exists to make sense of the business of healthcare.
Healthcare is one of the largest industries in the world.
It’s also one of the most confusing.
Second Opinion exists to provide context for what actually matters.
We connect the dots across policy, technology, capital, and care delivery so leaders can see where healthcare is heading.
Healthcare is full of fascinating ideas, strange incentives, and systems that are harder to understand than they should be.
Our mission is to make the business of healthcare clearer, smarter, and a lot more interesting to follow.
Meet the founder
Christina Farr
Hi, I'm Christina. Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Second Opinion.
I’ve spent much of my career trying to understand how the business of healthcare actually works. I started as a journalist covering healthtech and policy, and now invest in early-stage healthcare companies as a General Partner at Scrub Capital. Second Opinion is where I bring those worlds together, sharing reporting, analysis, and perspective on the deals, strategies, and policy decisions shaping the industry. Before moving into venture, I covered healthcare for CNBC and reported for Fast Company and Reuters. I’ve also spent time at OMERS Ventures and now serve as a national advisor at Manatt.
Healthcare is complicated, fascinating, and constantly changing. I started Second Opinion to make sense of it alongside a community of people who care about where the industry is heading.
I’m also the author of The Storyteller’s Advantage, which explores how the most successful companies use narrative to shape markets and build trust.
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including
Heather Dlugolenski
SVP, Home Pharmacy & Virtual Care, Evernorth Health Services
Dana Erdfarb
Managing Director, Global Head of Benefits, Morgan Stanley
Sam Holliday
Co-founder & CEO, Oshi Health
Catherine Olexa-Meadors
Head of Growth & Partnerships, Town Hall Ventures
and more
What we cover
Deals
The money moving through healthcare: funding rounds, M&A activity, and the bets shaping the industry
Tech
AI, digital health, and the technologies promising to change how care works (and sometimes, actually doing it)
Care
How care is delivered, who delivers it, and models trying to improve the system
Payments
The economics of healthcare, from value-based care to the incentives that quietly run the system
Policy
The rules of the game, from CMS decisions to the politics of healthcare
People
The founders, operators, and leaders trying to change the system
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General Inquiries
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