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The Promise and Uncertainty of Medicare’s ACCESS Model

January 22, 2026by bkocher2013 Leave a comment

This article first appeared in Health Affairs Scholar. It is co-authored with Aditya Narayan. Health Affairs Scholar, qxag018, https://doi.org/10.1093/haschl/qxag018 Published: 22 January 2026 Abstract: CMS’s new ACCESS payment model is a novel […]

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Healthcare, Healthcare IT

The Costs Are Too Damn High: Responding To Affordability Pressures In ACA Markets

December 18, 2025by bkocher2013 Leave a comment

This article first appeared in Health Affairs. It is co-authored with Scott Heiser and Rahul Rajkumar. Fifteen years after passage of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), the insurance exchanges created under […]

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Healthcare, Healthcare IT

AI doctors will be good at science but bad at business, and big talk with little action means even higher drugs prices: 10 healthcare predictions for 2026 from top investors

December 9, 2025by bkocher2013 Leave a comment

This article first appeared in fortune.com. It is co-authored with Bryan Roberts and Siobhan Nolan Mangini. In 2025, we whiffed. You would have been wise to bet the anti-portfolio. While we […]

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Healthcare, Healthcare IT

Patients Win When NIH Swings for the Fences

May 1, 2025by bkocher2013 Leave a comment

This article first appeared in schaeffer.usc.edu. It is co-authored with Dana Goldman, PhD. In the lineup of federal government agencies, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) is like Dodger star […]

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Dr. Oz turbocharges Medicare Advantage and everyone monitors their glucose: 10 health care predictions for 2025 from top investors

December 7, 2024by bkocher2013 Leave a comment

This article first appeared in fortune.com. It is co-authored with Bryan Roberts. Welcome back to health care predictions season! We invite you to join us and gaze into our crystal ball […]

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Healthcare, Healthcare IT

Improving The Quality Of Quality Metrics

March 19, 2024by bkocher2013 Leave a comment

This article first appeared in Health Affairs. It is co-authored with Aditya Narayan and Nirav R. Shah. The evolution of health care quality metrics over the preceding decades illustrates an enduring […]

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Making care primary: Medicare’s latest attempt at value-based primary care 

December 4, 2023by bkocher2013 Leave a comment

This article first appeared in Health Affairs Scholar. It is co-authored with Wasan Kumar and Eli Y Adashi. Health Affairs Scholar, Volume 1, Issue 6, December 2023, qxad072, https://doi.org/10.1093/haschl/qxad072 Published: 04 December […]

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Healthcare, Uncategorized

AI will live up to the hype and more unicorns will lose their horns: 10 health care predictions for 2024 from top investors

November 17, 2023by bkocher2013 Leave a comment

This article first appeared in fortune.com. It is co-authored with Bryan Roberts. Welcome back to predictions season! We invite you to gaze into our cracked and cloudy crystal ball as we […]

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Healthcare, Healthcare IT

Forget Fair-Weather Healthcare: Disruptors of This Industry Are Already in It

October 24, 2023by bkocher2013 Leave a comment

This article first appeared in MedCity News. It is co-authored with Owen Tripp. Companies built for other businesses are attempting to offroad their skills into a brand new field. These […]

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A Clinical Pathway to Well-Being: Putting Patient Priorities at the Center of Care

September 20, 2023by bkocher2013 Leave a comment

This article first appeared in AJMC. It is co-authored with Neil Wagle, MD, MBA, Claire Campbell, MD, and Paul Di Capua, MD, MBA. Using patient priorities and converting them into […]

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Venrock, Stanford, and Castlight to accelerate change in the health system! Two girls, Cindy and an EPIC pass!

RUNNING THROUGH WALLS PODCAST EPISODES

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  • Healthcare Prognosis 2025
  • Invisible Assistive Layer
  • Keeping Technology Simple & Elegant
  • Healthcare Predictions for 2025
  • Translating the Science
  • If You’re Going to Bet on Anyone, Bet on Yourself
  • Special Episode: 2024 Healthcare Prognosis
  • Selectively Ignore to Positively Disrupt
  • Relentless Execution
  • Do the Easiest Version of the Hard Thing
  • Using Rugged Flexibility to Master Change
  • Thinking Long Term is the Greatest Gift
  • Diversifying the Cap Table
  • Bust the Liars Without Elevating the Liars
  • Laying the Foundation for Sustainable Success
  • Pandemic Preparedness: The Intersection of Academia and Public Health
  • When Demand Spikes
  • The COVID & Medical Products Challenge
  • Nature vs. Nurture
  • Your Inputs Create Your Outputs
  • “The Passion Paradox,” Live from Lyra Health
  • Born Politician
  • The Ultimate Proving Ground for Lifelong Learners
  • Caring for the On-Demand Economy
  • Covered California’s Startup Ethos
  • A Healthy Purpose
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