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10 Big Healthcare Predictions for 2016

December 3, 2015by bkocher2013 Leave a comment

This article first appeared in Fortune. It is co-authored with Bryan Roberts. In 2015 we learned that several unicorns need more time on the ranch before they get their magical […]

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Entrepreneurs, Healthcare, Healthcare IT

The Future of Healthcare with Bob Kocher, Partner @ Venrock

September 23, 2015by bkocher2013 Leave a comment

This interview was first published on The Twenty Minute VC. [audio http://ec.libsyn.com/p/b/3/0/b30ddcaaea0298a5/74_20_VC_074__The_Future_of_Healthcare_with_Bob_Kocher_Partner__Venrock.mp3]

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Entrepreneurs, Healthcare, Healthcare IT, Venture Capital

Lyra Health: Tackling Behavioral Healthcare

June 4, 2015by bkocher2013 Leave a comment

By Bob Kocher and Bryan Roberts Chances are, you or someone you love has faced a behavioral health issue that required help from a professional. Many of you, though too […]

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Healthcare IT, Venture Capital

The Future Of Medicine — Where Investors Are Putting Their Money

May 1, 2015by bkocher2013 1 Comment

This article was first published in Forbes. It is co-authored by Nikhil Sahni, Bob Kocher and David Cutler. The way physicians practice medicine is changing, and investors are betting that […]

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Entrepreneurs, Healthcare, Healthcare IT, Venture Capital

ACA Insider Interviewed: Bob Kocher

March 26, 2015by bkocher2013 Leave a comment

This interview was first published on theheart.org on Medscape. [audio http://bi.medscape.com/pi/editorial/studio/audio/2015/core/840966.mp3]

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Healthcare

Does your physician have to prescribe antibiotics for every sore throat?

February 23, 2015by bkocher2013 Leave a comment

This article was first published in Fortune.  It is co-authored by Ezekiel J. Emanuel and Bob Kocher.  With the right medical malpractice reforms, physicians can reinforce high quality care and […]

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Healthcare

A Courageous First Step

January 26, 2015by bkocher2013 Leave a comment

This article was first published in The Health Care Blog.  It is co-authored by Bob Kocher and Farzad Mostashari. Earlier today, Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Sylvia Mathews Burwell announced […]

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Healthcare

How 10 leading health systems pay their doctors

December 17, 2014by bkocher2013 Leave a comment

This article was first published in Healthcare: The Journal of Delivery Science and Innovation. It is co-authored by Dhruv Khullar, Robert Kocher, Patrick Conway, and Rahul Rajkumar. Abstract We conducted […]

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Healthcare, Healthcare costs

Why So Many New Tech Companies Are Getting into Health Care

December 8, 2014by bkocher2013 Leave a comment

This article was first published in the Harvard Business Review. Note: In addition to Bob Kocher, this post is authored by Bryan Roberts, also an investor at venture capital firm, […]

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Healthcare, Healthcare IT

We Are Not All the Same, So Why Should Our Incentives Be The Same?

September 23, 2014by bkocher2013 Leave a comment

We are not all the same. Yet health plans and employers seem to think so. They keep designing benefits programs and health plans in a one-size-fits-all approach. What each of […]

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Entrepreneurs, Healthcare IT, Venture Capital

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

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