Devoted Health: Relationships & Purpose
By Bob Kocher and Bryan Roberts Probably the most rewarding part of venture investing is tackling difficult problems with great people (and then succeeding…). Devoted Health is a textbook case. […]
Virta Can Reverse Type 2 Diabetes for Many
In medical school, we committed thousands of pages of medical textbooks to memory about diseases and how to treat them. Like generations of doctors, I memorized that Type 2 Diabetes […]
How to Make Our Crazy, Expensive, Amazing, and Uneven Health Care System Better Faster
This post first appeared in NEJM Catalyst. I am often asked by health care entrepreneurs, policymakers, health system leaders, and clinicians to “explain” how health care in America works — […]
The Coming Battle over Shared Savings — Primary Care Physicians versus Specialists
This paper was co-authored with Anuraag Chigurupati. Abstract: New health care payment models will create economic winners and losers. As primary care physicians are rewarded for contributing to savings, specialists […]
What will happen when PCPs are paid like Quarterbacks?
This post first appeared in The Evidence Base. It was co-authored with Anuraag Chigurupati. By 2019, more than 50% of all Medicare physician payments will be delivered through non-fee-for-service payment […]
Through the Eyes of One ACO: Deciding on Next Generation ACO
This article first appeared in AJMC.com. It is co-authored with Travis Broome. As the most advanced accountable care organization (ACO) model, Next Generation ACO has its appeal. However, it is […]
A Comprehensive Strategy for Primary Care Payment Reform in Medicare
This article first appeared in The Evidence Base. It is co-authored with Farzad Mostashari and Mark McClellan. Strengthening primary care has been a core goal of health care payment reform over […]
5 must-do’s for succeeding in health tech
This article first appeared in VentureBeat. It is co-authored with Bryan Roberts. We are five years into the greatest transformation of the U.S. healthcare system in the half century since […]
10 Big Healthcare Predictions for 2016
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 […]
The Future of Healthcare with Bob Kocher, Partner @ Venrock
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]
Better Healthcare Sooner 