Healthcare Is Finally Acting Like a Consumer Industry
Christina Farr
10 min read
What retail thinking, AI copilots, and digital trust mean for patients, providers, and payers in 2026.
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Annalisa Merelli
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Healthcare in 2026: What Comes Next for AI, Employers, GLP-1s, and Digital Health
Christina Farr
12 min read
A year-ahead roundup on health plan M&A, autonomous care, CMS ACCESS, rising costs, and where innovation is actually heading.
Roundup: CMS' New Payment Model & A New Podcast, Plus a Q&A on AI in the Clinic
Christina Farr
11 min read
Happy week-after-Thanksgiving to all my readers. You might expect the news cycle to slow down during the holiday
Roundup: AI Tensions, Longevity Hype, and the Deals Reshaping Healthcare
Christina Farr
12 min read
This week’s news and headlines unpacked, plus a Q&A with Jacquelyn Miller
Roundup: Are We Designing Connection or Escaping It? AI, Teens, and the Future of Being Human
Christina Farr
10 min read
Happy weekend! I write to you as I’m returning from the West Coast, where I witnessed the renaissance of
The Great Health Insurance Recalibration
Christina Farr
9 min read
From GLP-1 pricing to cash-pay care, the system is shifting toward a leaner, consumer-driven future — one that rewards those who rethink what insurance is for.
Roundup: In an Era of AI, Should We Train More Doctors?
Christina Farr
12 min read
This week’s news and headlines unpacked, plus a Q&A with Rushika Fernandopulle
Roundup: All the News You Missed from HLTH, Plus a Q&A on the Future of Health Payments
Christina Farr
9 min read
What a whirlwind week at HLTH! This is an abnormally jam packed edition because of how much news was announced
Roundup: Dollars, Distribution, and the Deals Shaping Digital Health
Christina Farr
9 min read
More physicians go all-state, spending tilts to digital, and Four Questions with Jessie Beegle on the AI architecture and integrations that matter.
Round Up: A Tale of Two Health Systems, a Wave of Health-Tech News, and a Four Questions with Co-founder & CEO of Ambience
Christina Farr
9 min read
As Americans juggle cash-pay care and high-deductible insurance, companies like Aidoc, Datavant, and Prosper AI are testing whether tech can ease the pressure.
Roundup: The Return of Deals, the Rise of Wellness, and AI’s Coming Regulation
Christina Farr
11 min read
As startups chase hot markets like GLP-1s and testosterone, the Trump Administration continues to push on wellness - and not always with the evidence to back it up. Deals are finally ramping up (and why). Plus a “Four Questions with” interview with digital health OG Halle Tecco!
Epic’s AI Bet, AMA’s New Guardrails, and athenahealth Leans into Interop
Christina Farr
10 min read
Plus fresh funding rounds and 4 Questions with Commons Clinic’s SVP of Care Services & Strategy.