1. Michael E. Chernew ( ) is a professor of health care policy at Harvard Medical School, in Boston, Massachusetts.
2. Robert E. Mechanic is a senior fellow at the Heller School for Social Policy and Management, Brandeis University, in Waltham, Massachusetts.
3. Bruce E. Landon is an associate professor of health care policy at Harvard Medical School.
4. Dana Gelb Safran is senior vice president for performance measurement and improvement at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, in Boston.