Health & Veritas Rajlakshmi Krishnamurthy: Coordinated Care, Better Care
Oct 16, 2025
Rajlakshmi Krishnamurthy, Associate Dean for Population Health at Yale, discusses her experience building innovative care systems. She shares insights from her work with community health workers to reduce emergency department overcrowding. Raj highlights the importance of integrated care models learned from her time at the VA and her efforts in Boston and Chicago to implement value-based care initiatives. She also delves into global health access, particularly regarding weight-loss drugs, showing her commitment to improving healthcare outcomes.
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Drug Safety Is Only As Strong As The Weakest Link
- The India cough syrup tragedy exposes weak global drug safety links and the risk of contaminated products crossing borders.
- Harlan and Howie stress that strong regulatory oversight like the FDA matters because supply chains are globally connected.
Policy Balances Security And Scientific Exchange
- The Biosecure Act mixes national security, data privacy, and trade policy, creating new levers over pharma and supply chains.
- Howie and Harlan note the tension between protecting sensitive information and preserving global scientific collaboration.
Weight-Loss Drugs Could Become Global Health Tools
- Gates Foundation and PAHO exploring affordable access to weight-loss drugs could reframe obesity treatment as a global health priority.
- Raj and hosts see these drugs as potential essential medicines for cardiometabolic risk if priced and distributed equitably.