Health & Veritas Claudine Litman: Designing Better Healthcare Solutions
Jan 25, 2024
Claudine Litman, a Yale SOM alum and executive director at Yale New Haven Hospital's CORE, discusses her journey from design to healthcare innovation. She emphasizes the need for human-centered design to address systemic gaps in healthcare. Claudine shares insights on overcoming resistance to design thinking, illustrates the challenges of prototyping healthcare spaces, and highlights the importance of integrating design principles to enhance patient experiences. The conversation also covers pressing healthcare trends and the FDA's recent reprimands regarding misleading drug advertisements.
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Seven Charts Reveal Big Healthcare Shifts
- Seven charts can reveal systemic trends across coverage, costs, and technology in U.S. healthcare.
- These visuals show how policy, markets, and innovation reshape access and experience.
Medicare Advantage Crosses Majority Threshold
- Medicare Advantage surpassed fee-for-service Medicare, reaching 51% in 2023.
- Rapid growth raises questions about comparative cost-effectiveness and future market direction.
Rising Premiums Reduce Take-Home Pay
- Employer-sponsored premiums rose to about $24,000 in 2023, outpacing inflation.
- High premiums act like deferred wages, especially squeezing lower-wage workers' take-home pay.