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Feb 24
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AI in Healthcare: The Leapfrog Opportuni...

Andreessen Horowitz, a16z Bio + Health
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At the Oliver Wyman Health Innovation Summit 2025, Julie Yoo, General Partner at a16z Bio + Health, makes the case that healthcare is uniquely positioned to benefit from AI more than any other industry. She argues that healthcare's historical underinvestment in technology is now an asset, enabling the industry to leapfrog directly to AI-native models of care ... Show More
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