1. Timothy D. McBride ( ) is a professor and associate dean for public health at the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis, in Missouri.
2. Abigail R. Barker is a statistical analyst at the Rural Policy Research Institute’s Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis, University of Iowa, in Iowa City.
3. Lisa M. Pollack is a statistical analyst at the Rural Policy Research Institute’s Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis.
4. Leah M. Kemper is a statistical and policy analyst at the Rural Policy Research Institute’s Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis.
5. Keith J. Mueller is a professor in and head of the Department of Health Management and Policy, College of Public Health, University of Iowa.