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.

New York City · 328 posts

Care

Behavioral Health: Pandemic Boom to Post-Hype Reality

Christina Farr August 11, 2025 13 min read

Why funding has slowed, where gaps remain, and what the next wave of innovation could look like.

Markets

The Roundup: The 5 Stories Driving Health-Tech in August plus a conversation with the CCO at Teletracking

Christina Farr and Annalisa Merelli August 6, 2025 13 min read

Yaccarino's new role, Meta's data fine, Big Pharma going DTC and CVS's 20b bet, big funding rounds, etc

Tech

The lesson from Figma: Keep the faith

Christina Farr August 1, 2025 5 min read

Healthcare companies - and their boards - should get inspired by this tortoise that beat all the hares

Care

Roundup: Humana bucks the trend, WH inroads to Healthtech, and a megaround for Ambience Healthcare.

Christina Farr and Alexa Mikhail August 1, 2025 10 min read

That said, I like Amy Gleason’s idea of scanning a QR code at any doctor’s office to pull

Markets

Healthtech Roundup: Mega-rounds for Slingshot, AI Doc and Open Evidence, fallout from OBBB, and 4 questions with the Baptist Health CIO

Christina Farr and Alexa Mikhail July 25, 2025 11 min read

AI continues attracting the lions share of investment in healthtech

Tech

5 areas of healthcare that are hot now because of AI

Christina Farr July 22, 2025 13 min read

AI is going to have the biggest impact in areas of healthcare that were previously under-funded

Tech

Digital health has a new strategy: ‘First, get in-network!’

Christina Farr and Brian Marcotte July 21, 2025 16 min read

Maybe going direct to employers isn't the fastest path to success

Markets

Healthtech Roundup: All that's interesting about the last week + 4 questions with Brightside COO

Christina Farr, Annalisa Merelli and Rebecca Mitchell July 16, 2025 14 min read

Whoop battles the FDA, Lyra makes an acquisition, some interesting hires + founder dating too!

Markets

Healthtech Roundup: Deals, partnerships and other news you should know + 4 questions with Oura's Chief Medical Officer

Christina Farr and Annalisa Merelli July 11, 2025 13 min read

The healthtech news you shouldn't miss for July 11 2025

Subscription-based healthcare just got a big tailwind

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Tech

Subscription-based healthcare just got a big tailwind

Christina Farr July 9, 2025 5 min read

‘One Big, Beautiful Bill’ did a solid for direct primary care, longevity and telehealth, which may open up the employer channel in a big way for some digital health companies

Podcast

Lantern's Dickon Waterfield on rising healthcare costs and how Medicaid cuts will impact businesses

Christina Farr July 9, 2025

In this episode of the Second Opinion, Christina Farr interviews Dickon Waterfield, president of Lantern to discuss the intricacies of U.S. healthcare costs, particularly the disparity between Medicare and commercial prices.

Markets

Healthtech Roundup: The big bill, CMS gets WISeR and more

Christina Farr and Annalisa Merelli July 3, 2025 9 min read

I read all of the news so you don't have to