Health Podcast Library
Season 2 • Episode 5

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

Jan 13, 2026
45:22

Episode 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.

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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

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SPONSOR:
This episode is brought to you by Inlightened.
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Healthcare professionals can sign up to share their expertise and get paid, and companies can directly access expert insights at getinlightened.com.

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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 

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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 

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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

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