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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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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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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

Venrock 7

July 31, 2014by bkocher2013 Leave a comment

With our fundraising complete for Venrock 7, Bryan Roberts and I are looking forward to putting more capital to work in the healthcare IT space. We believe now is the […]

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Entrepreneurs, Healthcare, Healthcare IT, Venture Capital

Doctors Without State Borders: Practicing Across State Lines

February 18, 2014by bkocher2013 Leave a comment

This article was first published in the HealthAffairs Blog. Note: In addition to Robert Kocher, this post is authored, by Topher Spiro, Vice President, Health Policy, Center for American Progress ; […]

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Hot Spots in Health IT

October 4, 2013by bkocher2013 6 Comments

This article was first published in VentureBeat. Health IT is hot…and it’s about time.  Investors and entrepreneurs alike are flocking to the sector that once seemed insurmountable, yet is desperately […]

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Healthcare, Healthcare IT

The Downside of Health Care Job Growth

September 23, 2013by bkocher2013 Leave a comment

This article was first published in the Harvard Business Review. While the growth of health care costs has slowed over the past few years, lowering costs over the long term […]

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Healthcare, Healthcare costs

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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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