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Aligning Incentives for Improving Diagnostic Excellence

April 13, 2022by bkocher2013 Leave a comment

This article first appeared in JAMA Network. It is co-authored with Ezekiel J. Emanuel, MD, PhD. Diagnostic excellence is a priority of both patients and individual clinicians, yet does not seem to be […]

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Healthcare, Healthcare costs

Better COVID news and many more IPOs: 10 health care predictions for 2022 from two top investors

December 9, 2021by bkocher2013 Leave a comment

This article first appeared in fortune.com. It is co-authored with Bryan Roberts. We are back to prediction making once again, and here is the first: 2022 will be a year to […]

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Healthcare, Healthcare IT

Economic Incentives for Administrative Simplification

October 20, 2021by bkocher2013 Leave a comment

This article first appeared in JAMANetwork.com. It is co-authored with Anuraag Chigurupati, MBA. Administrative complexity in the US health system has been identified as the source of enormous spending and potential cost […]

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Healthcare, Healthcare costs

CMS Can Seize Opportunities to Fix the Rural Glitch, Risk Adjustment Caps in MSSP

October 10, 2021by bkocher2013 Leave a comment

This article first appeared in ajmc.com. It is co-authored with Sean Cavanaugh, MPH, and Travis Broome, MPH, MBA. The Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) has seen its growth slow, but […]

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Healthcare, Healthcare costs

Setting the Stage for the Next 10 Years of Health Care Payment Innovation

August 16, 2021by bkocher2013 Leave a comment

This article first appeared in JAMANetwork.com. It is co-authored with Rahul Rajkumar, MD. To some it might appear as though the US health care system has made little progress over the past […]

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Healthcare, Healthcare costs

Overcoming the Market Dominance of Hospitals

February 19, 2021by bkocher2013 Leave a comment

This article first appeared in JAMANetwork.com. It is co-authored with Soleil Shah and Amol S. Navathe. Amidst remarkable uncertainty for its future, one of the most concerning and constant trends […]

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Healthcare, Healthcare costs, Healthcare IT

Reducing Administrative Waste in the US Health Care System

February 2, 2021by bkocher2013 Leave a comment

This article first appeared in JAMANetwork.com. The US health care system is famous for its expense and its waste. In a 2019 study, Shrank et al1 estimated that about 25%, or […]

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Healthcare, Healthcare costs

Strategic Priorities For The Centers For Medicare And Medicaid Services To Advance Medicaid Reform

February 1, 2021by bkocher2013 Leave a comment

This article first appeared in healthaffairs.org. It is co-authored with Amol S. Navathe, Mark B. McClellan, Christopher Chen, Judy Zerzan, and Julian Harris. In the months and years ahead, a […]

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Healthcare, Healthcare costs

What we must do to prepare for the next pandemic, a guest commentary

January 29, 2021by bkocher2013 Leave a comment

This article first appeared in BioCentury.com. It is co-authored with David Beier. The U.S. is not ready for the next pandemic. Our public health infrastructure and planning process are not […]

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Healthcare

Incentives and information drive health care innovation: lessons from Medicare Advantage

January 4, 2021by bkocher2013 Leave a comment

This article first appeared in statnews.com. It is co-authored with Bryan Roberts. Health care in America often feels like it moves at a glacial pace, if that fast. Case in […]

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