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Marc Andreessen: Can Tech Finally Fix Healthcare?

2025/1/15
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Julie Yoo
专注于健康技术投资的Andreessen Horowitz一般合伙人,拥有深厚的软件和医疗保健系统背景。
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Marc Andreessen
联合创始人和风险投资家,专注于人工智能和技术领域的投资。
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Vijay Pande
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@Marc Andreessen : 美国医疗保健系统存在严重问题:投入巨大,但结果却很差。这既是政策和监管问题,也是技术问题。技术创新是打破成本曲线,提高效率的唯一途径。医疗保健行业长期以来生产力增长停滞,成本不断上升,这与劳动力市场竞争和供应受限、需求补贴有关。只有技术创新才能解决这个问题,打破成本曲线,实现更好的结果,降低成本。 消费者是最终的买单者,赋予消费者更多选择权,可以改变医疗保险系统,打破传统保险模式,降低成本。 远程办公改变了劳动力市场,也影响了住房市场,这为医疗保健行业提供了新的思路。 医疗行业将出现更多消费者主导的变革,消费者将更积极地参与到自身健康管理中。 年轻一代对新技术的接受度更高,他们将更快地适应并利用AI技术改善医疗保健。 @Vijay Pande : AI在医疗领域的应用将从简单的任务开始,逐步扩展到更复杂的任务。 AI驱动的独立公司可能以传统医疗机构的模式运营,但内部运作方式完全不同,效率更高。 AI在医疗领域的应用需要大量的医疗数据和经验,初创公司可能更具优势。 AI工具可以作为一种新的“劳动力”资源,用于解决医疗机构的劳动力短缺问题。 现实世界的数据收集和学习将促进AI在医疗领域的应用。 医疗服务的去中心化将促进AI应用。 消费者可以选择适合自己的医疗服务计划,并更积极地参与到自身健康管理中。 直接合同模式可以降低医疗成本。 @Julie Yoo : 医疗行业缺乏患者自主性,AI技术可以赋予患者更多自主权。 医疗行业变革将由AI原生型初创公司主导,因为现有公司难以转型。 医疗机构在技术上的投入远低于其他行业,AI的应用方式可能改变这一现状。 AI在抽象、知识驱动型任务上应用更容易,在应用型、物理性任务上应用更难。 赋予消费者更多选择权,可以改变医疗保险系统。

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Healthcare is a $4 trillion industry, making up nearly a fifth of the U.S. economy—but despite having some of the best doctors and advanced technology, the system often delivers poor outcomes at skyrocketing costs. Why is this the case, and what will it take to fix it?

In this episode, a16z cofounder Marc Andreessen and General Partners Vijay Pande and Julie Yoo tackle some of the biggest questions shaping the future of healthcare:

  • Is the solution to our healthcare crisis a policy, technology, or competition problem?
  • Will AI and technology transform the industry, or are regulatory and structural barriers too entrenched?
  • Who will crack the code—healthcare incumbents, tech giants, or AI-native startups?

From chronic care to cost curves, from disruptive technologies to shifting patient agency, this conversation offers an unfiltered look at what’s broken in the healthcare system and how it might finally change.

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Find Marc on X: https://x.com/pmarca

Find Vijay on X: https://x.com/vijaypande

Find Julie on X: https://x.com/julesyoo

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