The Shape of Health Costs

Saurabh is the cofounder and CTO of Plum, where he leads Engineering, Product, and Design. Plum processes over 125,000 health insurance claims every year — and Saurabh wanted that data to do more than sit in spreadsheets. He created Datalabs, an initiative that turns claims data into interactive visual investigations about cost of healthcare. Their stories on cancer costs and heart disease burden have combined rigorous analysis with accessible narrative design to make complex health economics legible to anyone. Saurabh is interested in the craft of making the intimidating feel approachable, and the invisible feel urgent.