Meet the All-New Second Opinion!
Second Opinion is getting a glow-up.
Health care is one of the largest industries in the world, and also one of the most confusing. The incentives are strange, the acronyms are endless, and the stakes are enormous. So, we started writing.
Today, Second Opinion has grown into something much bigger than a newsletter. Because of this community, it’s become part of how people across healthcare stay informed, shape their thinking, and make decisions. I’m really grateful for that. Now, we’ve entered our next phase.
Second Opinion is no longer a missive you receive a few times a week. It’s a new media company with a whole new team to go with it. Our evolved site brings that to life with a clearer way to move across everything we’re creating.
Here’s how to navigate:
- Read our perspectives and news on what’s happening in healthcare to understand why it matters
- Watch Second Opinion Sessions, where we talk with the leaders, executives and decision makers behind healthcare’s biggest companies
- Listen and Subscribe to Lifers, a podcast about the people in healthcare who are in it for the long haul, because it’s worth fixing
- Research to go deeper into our market maps, playbooks, and how-tos
If you like what we’re doing, you can also learn how to partner with Second Opinion and reach an audience of people shaping the future of healthcare.
We’ve also made updates to the ways in which you can support what we’re doing. We now offer:
- Premium memberships for individuals who want deeper insights, more access, and more ways to engage
- Enterprise options for teams and institutions who want to bring this thinking into their organizations
If Second Opinion has been useful to you, upgrading is the best way to fuel our efforts to deliver the deep insights on the health care industry that no one else has. You can explore membership options here.
There’s a lot more coming this year. More programming, more intelligence, and new ways to bring this community together. Our inaugural Second Opinion Summit is officially sold out, but you can learn more about the event and join the interest list for 2027 here!

Episode 2 of Rounds is here!

Co-hosted by Christina Farr and Stephanie Davis, this episode dives into women’s health care. Megan Scheffel from Silicon Valley Bank joins to break down the latest SVB women’s health report, and Joanna Strober, Founder of Midi Health, sits down to talk about building a billion-dollar company out of a gap the healthcare system has spent decades ignoring.
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Upcoming Sessions
Live conversations with the people shaping healthcare.
AMA with Doximity CEO Jeff Tangney
Join Doximity CEO Jeff Tangney for a live Q&A on where clinicians are finding value with AI, how Doximity has evolved, and building a company from zero to IPO.
Office Hours
A live Q&A with Christina Farr and Ruth Reader, exclusively for Second Opinion Premium members. Thursday, November 19, 1:30–2:30 p.m. ET / 10:30–11:30 a.m. PT.
The Shift Left & the Impact of the Midterms on Healthcare
Democrats just took both chambers. Aneesh Chopra, Christopher Kerns and Mike Desjadon join Ruth Reader and Christina Farr live to talk through what they'll try to do on healthcare — and what's actually achievable under a Republican White House.
Is It Finally the Moment for Alternative Health Plans?
Register Here Employers are under growing pressure to control healthcare costs while improving access, outcomes, and the member experience. That has renewed
Type 2 Diabetes & Cardiometabolic Care: Wearables, AI & GLP-1s
Register Here The rise of wearables, GLP-1s, and AI is reshaping treatment for Type 2 diabetes, weight loss, and metabolic disease.
Verifying AI in Medicine: Is Healthcare AI Actually Ready for Deployment?
Is AI ready for real-world clinical care? Dr. Zak Kohane and Protege’s Engy Ziedan debate what it takes to safely trust AI in diagnosis and treatment, from benchmark performance and clinical evidence to whether we’re holding AI to a higher standard than humans.
Why Are Hospitals Hiring Chief AI Officers?
As AI moves from pilots into day-to-day healthcare operations, health systems are having to decide who should actually own the
Where are AI Agents Actually Working in Healthcare, and Why?
While the healthcare industry remains locked in a high-level debate over the theoretical potential of artificial intelligence, a select group of
Top Employers Share What Healthcare Startups Need to Know in 2026
As enterprise health purchasers face volatile medical cost trends and tightening operational margins, the standard vendor pitch of "improved clinical efficiency&