Christina Farr

Christina Farr is a healthcare writer and investor. Formerly at CNBC and Reuters, she covers digital health, startups, and policy, blending reporting with analysis and investing perspective to help leaders navigate healthcare’s evolving landscape.

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Women’s Health Wins, Insurers Feel the Heat

Christina Farr February 3, 2026 9 min read

From women-led unicorns to Medicare pressure and AI’s next wave

Podcast

Niyum Gandhi, CFO of Mass General Brigham & Mike Desjadon, CEO of Anomaly: Why hospitals are increasingly falling into the red

Christina Farr February 3, 2026

This week on Lifers, Niyum Gandhi, CFO of Mass General Brigham, and Mike Desjadon, CEO of Anomaly, discuss the financial pressures facing health systems today.

[TODAY] What kinds of virtual visits did patients flock to this year?

Christina Farr January 28, 2026 1 min read

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Tech

Care Still Comes First

Christina Farr January 27, 2026 9 min read

Signals from health tech’s race toward scale - without losing humanity

[TOMORROW] What kinds of virtual visits did patients flock to this year?

Christina Farr January 27, 2026 1 min read

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[REGISTERED] Breaking Point: How Soaring Healthcare Costs Are Reshaping Employer Strategies

Christina Farr January 23, 2026 1 min read

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[REGISTERED] What kinds of virtual visits did patients flock to this year?

Christina Farr January 22, 2026 1 min read

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Policy Tech Markets

The Signals Shaping Health Care Right Now

Christina Farr January 20, 2026 10 min read

The themes, power shifts, and policy questions shaping health care right now

Podcast

Dr. Kameron Matthews & Inlightened President Shelli Pavone on saving primary care from collapse

Christina Farr January 13, 2026

Dr. Kameron Matthews (Chief Health Officer, Impact Care) and Shelli Pavone (President & Co-Founder, Inlightened) join Chrissy Farr to tackle healthcare's biggest challenges: the Medicaid crisis, state licensing chaos, the death of primary care, and why Silicon Valley keeps getting it wrong.