1. William K. Bleser is a research associate at the Duke-Margolis Center for Health Policy, Duke University, in Washington, D.C.
2. Robert S. Saunders () is a research director at the Duke-Margolis Center for Health Policy, Duke University, in Washington, D.C.
3. Lia Winfield is a manager at Leavitt Partners, in Salt Lake City, Utah.
4. Mark Japinga is a senior research assistant in the Duke-Margolis Center for Health Policy, Duke University, in Washington, D.C.
5. Nathan Smith is a research manager at Leavitt Partners, in Salt Lake City.
6. Brystana G. Kaufman is a postdoctoral research associate in the Duke-Margolis Center for Health Policy, Duke University, in Durham, North Carolina.
7. Hannah L. Crook is a research assistant at the Duke-Margolis Center for Health Policy, Duke University, in Durham. She was a student of health policy and management at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill when this work was conducted.
8. David B. Muhlestein is chief research officer at Leavitt Partners, in Washington, and an adjunct assistant professor at the Dartmouth Institute, Geisel School of Medicine, in Hanover, New Hampshire.
9. Mark McClellan is director of the Duke-Margolis Center for Health Policy, Duke University, in Washington, D.C., and the Robert J. Margolis Professor of Business, Medicine, and Policy at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina.