Dr. Kameron Matthews & Inlightened President Shelli Pavone on saving primary care from collapse
Dr. Kameron Matthews & Inlightened President Shelli Pavone on saving primary care from collapse  
Podcast: Lifers with Christina Farr
Published On: Tue Jan 13 2026
Description: 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. — Join Christina for an upcoming webinar: * 5/19 - What will AI do for employer healthcare and benefits with Garner Health - ⁠https://streamyard.com/watch/sQfWpwRzMqWE⁠ * 5/21 - The case for building an AI native electronic health record system - https://streamyard.com/watch/RCVSNheSPePs ⁠⁠* 6/3 - Privacy, AI & the future of HIPAA with the former founding director of ONC - ⁠https://streamyard.com/watch/bzW4sh8WAPyS⁠ ⁠* 6/23 - Not everyone can access the top 1% of physicians. Will AI change that? - ⁠https://streamyard.com/watch/qY9td6fhiXK3⁠ —SPONSOR:This episode is brought to you by Inlightened.Healthcare innovation doesn’t fail for lack of ideas; it fails when real clinical expertise is missing. Inlightened connects innovators with vetted, diverse healthcare professionals for paid research, advisory, and consulting work, helping companies build solutions grounded in reality. Healthcare professionals can sign up to share their expertise and get paid, and companies can directly access expert insights at getinlightened.com. —LINKS: Inlightened:https://www.linkedin.com/company/getinlightened/ https://www.facebook.com/getinlightened/ https://twitter.com/GetInlightened  Doctors getting multiple licenses: https://www.cnbc.com/2019/10/13/telemedicine-doctors-are-getting-licenses-in-all-50-states.html  Chrissy Farr’s Website: https://www.chrissyfarr.com/ Subscribe to the Second Opinion Newsletter: https://secondopinion.media/ Chrissy’s Book: The Storyteller's Advantage: https://www.chrissyfarr.com/books  Lifers with Christina Farr on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@LiferswithChristinaFarr  —FOLLOW:Kameron: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kameronmatthews/  Shelli:https://www.linkedin.com/in/shelli-pavone-a729b2/ https://x.com/shellipavone Chrissy:https://www.linkedin.com/in/christinafarr/ https://x.com/chrissyfarr —TIMESTAMPS:(00:00) Intro(01:24) Health equity and policy landscape(03:15) Challenges in healthcare delivery(05:21) Medicaid and community health(08:49) Entrepreneurship and innovation in healthcare(12:35) Licensing and regulatory hurdles(19:28) Encouraging the next generation(23:46) The role of social media in healthcare(32:32) AI and the future of primary care(36:17) Rapid fire round(43:48) Wrap