Bob Kocher
@bobkocher
Venrock, USC Schaeffer Center, and Stanford working to make healthcare better faster!
Excited to share the results from our 9th annual #HealthcarePrognosis! This year we heard interesting opinions on tariffs, RFK’s most likely actions, Medicare Advantage growth expectations, and more. Check it out. bit.ly/4jbjptq
6/ I will also note that at times he has stood against what he believes to be incorrect political or scientific dogma He does not have to worry about his job if his views are unpopular within his organization, or if his medical opinions run counter to consensus he's independent
🎙We’re back with an AI-focused episode of #RunningThroughWalls! @bobkocher and @punitsoni of @SukiHQ discuss how #AI in healthcare is solving significant issues and accelerating the adoption of new technology in a notoriously slow industry. Listen here: bit.ly/42OSgrq
Economists are famous for disagreeing on things, but I think there is no proposition that would command more universal agreement across the economics profession than the idea that the sustained application of broad-based tariffs, apart from a particular purpose, is not likely to…
Here are our 2025 @Venrock Healthcare Predictions and @BRobertsVC and my grade for 2024: fortune.com/2024/12/06/dr-…
.@KamalaHarris and @Tim_Walz believe in an America where "We the People" includes everyone. Because that's the only way this American experiment works. And despite what our politics might suggest, I think most Americans understand that.
Night, night. #PodSaveAmerica #CrookedMedia #dnc #stevekerr
We are thrilled to announce that Atul Butte, MD, PhD (@atulbutte) has received the 2024 Morris F. Collen Award of Excellence. lnkd.in/gy5YACpb
5/ Dr Hansen may seem like a throwback to an earlier time (the black bag on top of his bookshelf belonged to the old-school doc on a neighboring ranch who inspired him as a child) but he could also represent the future of primary care. It's up to us
1/ Friends, after 2,600 miles we pulled into the parking lot of Dr Eric Hansen He bought the land and designed the office. He's going to do some branch cutting on the trees after we leave His 3 longtime staff and his wife support him it's *his practice* in every way possible
1/ I’m going to visit an @AledadeACO practice near LA on Saturday I’m driving there … a brief update on the #ACOroadshow and how it’s going
Prediction #3: “CMS completes drug price negotiations on 10 drugs by the 9/1/24 deadline” just came true after the Biden-Harris Administration announced it has reached agreements for new, lower prices for all 10 drugs. fortune.com/2023/11/14/ai-… hhs.gov/about/news/202…
Super proud that the best mental health care is also the most cost effective! Nice job @LyraHealth
From day one, the Lyra team set out to create and deliver the best mental health care possible. Today, unparalleled 3:1 ROI results, validated by @Aon_plc, prove that better clinical outcomes translate directly into exceptional cost-effectiveness. 💰❤️🩹 bit.ly/3ymcb4s
David Stark is a fascinating person and one of the smartest thinkers on population health, how to design smart employer benefits, and a force for good. I loved our conversation -- I hope you enjoy it too!
🎙On a new #RunningThroughWalls episode, @bobkocher speaks with @MorganStanley Chief Medical Officer David Stark about his role, advice for other doctors who want to transition out of practicing medicine, what he’s proudest of and more. Check it out: vnrk.co/3Wn7O2d
Creating an inclusive workplace means supporting diverse employees' mental health. Register for our June 27th webinar: bit.ly/3za3JFi. Learn how to implement: 🧠 Culturally responsive care 📋 Inclusive benefits and policies 🤝 Effective ERGs and initiatives
Meticulous methods, exhaustive data wrangling, systematic elimination of alternative explanations. a tour de force of research that quantifies what most health policy folks have long believed hospital price increases (eg through market power) hurts people, employers, communities
Prediction #3: “Supreme Court protects access to Mifepristone” came true this morning after a unanimous ruling that anti-abortion doctors didn’t have standing to challenge the FDA’s regulation of the pill. fortune.com/2023/11/14/ai-… washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/…
I’m pleased to announce my participation in @theNAMedicine’s Commission on Investment Imperatives for a Healthy Nation. Learn about our goal to align values, incentives, policies, & actions across stakeholders & sectors here: bit.ly/4bL6CuK @SchaefferCenter
Ok this clip about navigating the American Healthcare System from the recent South Park ozempic special (which was brilliant) needs to be the opening of every healthcare conference panel
Read more from this #STATBreakthrough panel ⬇️ Venture capitalist Bob Kocher on generative AI startups, Change Healthcare cyberattack. trib.al/WiytCeA
It’s official, I left my 🤍 in Lisbon. My first time in Portugal and you all made me feel like I was right at home. I’ll seriously never forget the way you treated us, the overwhelming love and passion and hands in the air and dancing and how you screamed every lyric!! Muito…