Vital Signs with Jacob Effron and Nikhil Krishnan

Jacob and Nikhil sit down with Tomorrow Health CEO and former Oscar Texas GM Vijay Kedar to discuss lessons he learned at Oscar, reflections on the ACA market, the nuances of operationalizing at home care and what Tomorrow is building.

Jacob and Nikhil discuss annual health-tech predictions and are then joined by Thyme Care co-founders Robin Shah and Dr. Bobby Green to discuss the nuances of taking risk in oncology, lessons on selling to providers, and what they're building at Thyme Care. 0:00-9:10 Jacob & Nikhil discussion 9:13-end Thyme Care founders interview with Robin Shah and Dr. Bobby Green

Jacob sits down with Chris Gibson, the co-founder and CEO of Recursion, to discuss how Recursion predicted drugs that would be effective for COVID, his take on different techbio business models, what pharma R&D will look like in 25 years and more.

Jacob sits down with Dr. Arif Nathoo, the CEO of Komodo Health (most recently valued at $3.3B) to discuss Komodo’s journey from a single app to a platform, why EHR data is overhyped and where healthcare data is headed.

Jacob and Nikhil sat down with Dr. Bob Kocher, the Venrock partner who helped write the Affordable Care Act while in the Obama administration to discuss how health systems will increase productivity, what drives healthcare costs, and his reflections on the ACA.

Jacob and Nikhil sit down with Carbon Health CEO and founder Eren Bali to discuss Carbon Health's evolution, how he thinks about Carbon Health's tech, partnerships and expansion and what policy changes he thinks would improve healthcare.

Jacob and Nikhil sit down with Dr. Sachin Jain to discuss operating as a non-profit, competing in Medicare Advantage and when PE/VC backing doesn’t make sense. He also shared some hot takes on new people entering healthcare and the importance of health systems in driving the move to value-based care.

Jacob sits down with Seema Verma to talk about rapid policymaking during COVID, recent drug pricing legislation, her reflections on her time at CMS and what areas of tech she's most excited about.

Nikhil Krishnan, founder of Out of Pocket and healthcare meme king, discusses his journey, teaching healthcare business, doctor influencers, trust in the healthcare system, AI in healthcare, company preferences, and future plans.

Jacob sits down with Lucia Huang, co-founder and CEO of Osmind, to discuss new psychedelic and neuromodulation mental health treatments, how Osmind is furthering research around them, and what’s next for the space.